La Junta tribune., 1914-05-02
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gsrdens ara spinach. DeD0egs. lst-
tuce. onions. rsdishes, vaeee+n neious.
squash. beets. cucumbsss. mustard.
peas and turnips. Most q ne veg
etsbles are up.
There are four gardeas y which
only vegetables are 70 b rid; six
in which only flowers arc Faissd and
seventeen containing both flowers
and vegetables. The largsst garden
contains 5000 square Ssst: the
smallest four square fest- The av-
eraxe size Is about 67s squars feet.
Al school there are two glsss Jars
with cotton on the watsr Win seed
on the cotton. The needs are oats.
corn. and wheat They ars Ill up
and growing nicely. There are two
window boxes with two varieties OF
tomatoes and one variety Of cab
baxe. The cabbages are abost three
inches hiEh. The tomatoes are not
40 high. The cabbages and tomatoes
when large enough are TO b divided
among the pupils Of the room.
The contents OF the flower gar
dens are sweet peas. tulips. cosmos.
pansies. xenias. pinks. pnlox. Califor-
MIA peoples. ten week stocks. morn
In, ~,orIes nsters. four o'clocks and
marigolds.
Some OF the pupils have not plant
ed their flowers yet because they
think II Is too early. ThOee who
have planted their flower seeds have
plants we'll started. In our room We
have some iris and jonquil bulbs and
one geranium that has blossom and
some buds on II.
SEVENTH GRADE GARDENING
Howard Kranz. Reporter
There are forty-three pupils in
this grade, seventeen OF whom have
gardens and three flower gardens.
One pupil who lives In North La
Junta has a market garden OF three
acres. The other gardens amount
to one-haif acre. The pupils attend
them well and are trying TO get good
results.
About one-fifth OF the gardens are
In beets and one-fifth In beans. The
rest OF the ground is planted or will
be planted TO cabbages. tomatoes.
lettuce. radishes. onions. turnipS and
squash.
The early gardens have onions.
radishes and lettuce ready for mar
ket.
The girls are working. hard 10 get
the best results from their flower
gardens. The flowers are mostly
pansies. sweet peas. and nasturtiums.
Our boys have done practically all
the work In their own gardens, The
girls do their own plating bss1
called on their fathers or brothe1s
to assist In spadinE.
The eighth grade pupils have
twenty-six gardens. Three Of these
are exclusively flower gardens. five
are given to vegetables only. aAd
eighteen contain both flowers and
vegetables.
The combined area Of these Ear-
dens Is 5.23o square feet. the aver
age size being about goo square feet.
The largest Individual garden con-
tains 1895 square feet. A
We are glad to say that the pupils
have done most OF the work In their
gardens. some of the girls handling
spades and hoes effectively. as we'll
as artisticaily.
The pupils Of this sfade have voe-
ed silver loving cup To the member
Of their class who shalt have the best
garden and will appoint n COMMITTEES
10 wait upon the ladies' Of the Civic
Federation. aud the men Of the In.
dustrial Association. and request
them 10 appoint n committee OF
judges to view the gardens and
award the prize.
Queries. Il the da1deiion n flow.
er or weed! Il Il q thing OF beau.
" or = pest: = friend or foe! Would
Il be we'll for the Civic Federation 70
take up the question Of It's exter.
mination from n Junta! Would 70
be well four our city fathers 10 en-.
act and enforce an ordinance requlr.
Ing property owners to free their lots
from all noxious weeds?
We have been offered the follow.
Ing advertisement which We carry
free.