The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
THE FARM GARDEN.
What to Plant and Where and When to
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Plant 1t.
| 1t isn't bit too early to begin opera
tions looking TO the making of good
1 farm garden this year; the first thing
to do is 60 out and measure the plot;
1 be accurate about il; take the good
/ woman of the house along to hold one
end Of the tape; it is better to get her
| interested now, for you will need her
/ telp by and by, writes w. IT, Shay in
| Farm and Fireside. The chances are
/ that she already knows more about what
/ good garden should be like than you
/ will ever know. Next make a plan of
/ the plat: il is pretty good practice
| to make il on a scale of two inches to
| the yard. II works out pretty well on
1 that scale. 60 at the job with a view
Of keeping it until this time next year.
| When you make your next plan you can
/ then look after the proper rotations.
| Send a postal card TO some of the lead
ing seed houses, asking them to send
their eatalogs. Don't depend on store
seeds. Judge of the house YOU will
patronize by their catalog. And then
get the best seeds.
II Won are farming right. you have
some nice fresh manure out at the farm
which has been literally sprinkled with
floats. Make a liberal application of
this. Turn it under. Take narrow fur
rows, and pillow a little deeper This
mixes the top and bottom soil. Let the
hens in. The cold and hens will make
it hard for cutworms and other such
depredators. 1t is good plan to seed
the garden to rye and let the hens pas
tGrc on il during the winter. The drop
pings help.
Most gardens are nearly square If
yours Is. make the rows at right angles
with the road so. people going by can
the more readily see what a really good
garden looks like. Make the rows
straight. Now, having the outline of
the plan, dot two inch spaces along the
two sides, which will serve to show the
ends of three foot rows. "Wife. what
shall we plant along that farther fence?
As it is quite little ways from the
house, let us plant something which is
not used every day What was there
last year? Peas? Well let us plant
the three or four farther rows to sweet
corn, We didn't have enough last year.
Let MS plant two rows every two weeks
for two months. After the corn, let us
plant two rows of very early potatoes,
for, you know, John that when we wait
for the field potatoes, you never get
them in as early as you figure on, and
then, too, it is usually so far to the
patch"
There you are, the wife will help YOU
out, the only thing is to get it all on
paper don't wait until the garden is
plowed, then expect her to think il all
out in a minute, and end the matter by
throwing the seed in the ground hap
hazard; the only rotation which | would
watch very closely would be to follow
the legumes tpeas and beams with
something else, and of course don't al
ways plant the potatoes in the same
place 1t is also better to change the
cabbage and tomatoes. Plant in three
foot rows until we get to the perennial
rows: these should contain rhubarb,
korseradish, sage and such other sea-
soning herbs as one cares for. Some
things grow large and should be planted
in hills six feet each way.
Reserve the dampest place for the cell
cry; take chance with the frost for
the sake of having early corn and beans,
but don't plant all YOU intend to raise
at once. Plant in succession. Plant rad
ish seed between the hills of whatever
you plant first. Plant radish seeds with
the beet seed. Never give radishes any
room for themselves. II is also well
to plant few lettuce seeds between the |
hills of corn. Plant the peas thick /
Plant the hardy varieties early-thev |
will stand it. Plant to suit yourselves, /
but try doing It on the paper first
As to fertilizer, buy the raw mate |
rails, and mix them at home. We must I
get a little extra for the garden After I
the garden has been plowed again, go /
out to the raw materials and take of /
nitrate of soda, 40 pounds; dried blood |
(redl 40 pounds; Thomas phosphate. |
l67 pounds; sulphate of potash. 81 1
pounds Mix them thoroughly, and APP |
ply broadcast before narrowing, and in 1
corporate thoroughly with the soil by !
the use of smoothing harrow.
The above formula is approximately /
at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre on |
our garden of one-third acre. It is a
high grade article, being about 4-S-lO. |
If you use mixed fertilizer, get a
1910, and apply about 335 pounds to
the garden. You see in the above 3l4
pounds we have the plant foods with
out filler. Add the filler if you think
the fertilizer viii be more easily applied.
Add all you like. but put it all on.
1t is now time to lay of the rows
according to the plan. Plow burrows
with a email pillow where the potatoes
are to be planted. Then take the horses