The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-15
HOME GARDEN
IS WORTHY
OF ATTENTION
Half Acre Devoted to Various
Crops Wilt Make Big Yield,
Says Department.

Says Department.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April
n A na1f acre devoted to the various
kinds of garden crops would easily
supply a family with one hundred
dollars worth of vegetables during
tine year. bountifu1 supply OF
really fresh vegetables close at hand
however, i3 OF more importance even
THAN the money value, says Farmers
Bulletin 255 on the Home Vegetaote
Garden. The home vegetable gar
Iden therefore, is worthy Of speclal
attention and should include, a great
er number and variety or crops.
4 Where there is considerable choice
lin the location of the garden plot,
Hit is often possible to select land
THAT will require very LITTLE special
preparation. On the other hand, II
may be necessary to take an unde-
tsirabla soil and bring 1t into suit
able condition, and it is generally
surprising to note the change: that
can be wrought in single season. :
Good Ora mage.
Ii Good drainage OF the garden area
lis of primary importance II. IS de-
tsirable that the land have suincient
fall to drain OF surplus water dur
ling land should not be allowed to
mot be SO great that the soil would
\ be washed. The surface of the gar
den should not contain depresstohs
! in which water will accumulate ana
stand Waste water from surround
ing land should not be allowed 10
drain upon the garden. GOOD
4 fence around the garden spot is IN
I dispensable and it should be a SAFE
guard against all animals, especially,
poultry. A tight board renee wiz
accomplish this result and also serve
as a wiudbreak.
H The kind OF fertilizer employed
has a marked influence on the char
4 acter and quality of the vegetables
produced. Fertilizers or org Elc
h composition, such as barnyard ma
inure. should have passed throush
the fermenting stage before Delns
/ used. WelI-rotted barnyard manure
has no equal as a fertilizer tor gar
den crops. chicken, pigeon, anu
sheep manure rank high as fertilizer,
and manure from fowls is especially
| adapted for dropping IN the hills OF
rows of plants.
Times for PIow'ng.
Il Autumn is the time for ploW1ng
hard or stiff clay soils, especially u
in a part of the country where IEee e.
ing will take place, as the action o. q,
!, the frost during the inter Will
render it suitable for planting. san
1 dy loams and soils that contain a
/! large amount Of humus may oe
/ pIowed in the spring, but the WORK
. should be done early in order that
| the SOL may settle before planting.
\ Sandy soils will bear ploWing
much earlier than heavy clay SOILS
The usual test Is to squeeze Iogetns =.
a handful, and If the soil adheres IN
1 . hall it Is too wet for working n
E+he garden greater depth of plow ng
should. be practiced tnan ror orSl-
nary farm crops, as the roots OF
many vegetables grow deeply into
the soil. Subsoi1tng will be found
advantageous in most cases. as tue ls
drainage and general movement y
/ the soil moisture will be improved
Thereby. -4.,
Ito only in very small gardens on
where it is desirable to prepare
small area very thoroughly.
PuIverizing the Soil.
! After blowing the next :nportalnltt
step sto smooth ana pudveTlze Tue
soil If the soil be well prepared
before planting. the work OF earns NJ
for,the crops will be very materiaily
lessened. It is not sufficient that the
land be smooth and fine on top, out
the pulyeriz'ng process should ex-
TEND as deep as the plowing.
In planning the location Of the
various crops in the garden, due
consideration should be given to the
matter of succession n order that the
land may be occupied a. all times
AS rule it would not be best 70
have a second planting ulf the same
crop follow the first, but some suc oll
arrangement as early peas followed
/ by celery, or early cabDaSe or po-
tatoes followed by late beans OF
corn, and similar combinations, are
more satisfactory.
Garden seeds should always pc
sown in straight rows regardless OF
where the planting is made. By plant
ing in this manner the seedlings VIII
be more uniform insize and shape, and
thinning and cultivating will be more
easily. accomplished. In the control
of insects and diseases that infect
garden crops it is often possible TO
accomplish a great amount of good by
careful sanitary arrangement. Some
of the vegetables among the garden
varieties that are comparatively easy
cultivated are. artichoke, asparagus
beans. beets, Brussels sprouts, canta-
loupe, carrot, cauldower, cucumber,
sweet corn, cress, eggplant. endiye,
potatoes, lettuce, Okra, spinach, par