Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-02-20
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ems, rabbits and the like are uur al
plnrr in the garden and where thrs,
are near and numrron, enough /,
cause trouble, Il rabbit tight frnc,
surrounding the plat is almost in
I diaprnsnblr.
a great help, if mol u necessity, in
intelligent planning l., the drawing of
n map m diagram, To scale, of the
garden To be- The ,uburbamitr' :
lneram had better show not onN
the plat allowed for the vegetable
garden bat all the r".I Of his pIur,
a. well. To realize completely the
amount of space he la, at his dis
,usal he should locate aud draw with
accuracy the outlines of the areas
occupied by all the permanent fca-
lures of his domain the house.
lawn. walks. nulhuildings and trees
labelling each. The farmer will, OF
course, show only the garden area.
With the extent aud boundarir, Of
! he garden determined. the planning
# the rows may begin. Show each
row on the diagram in the middle of
I he space which Is allotted to il, and
+ I"u letter we'll il i, sometimes
helpful Ia print IN the names of the
rr"pN and the date of planting.
THREE CROPS \ SEASON
\ mechanical craftsman, drawing
board. I square, triangle and com
pasocs are ideal To- work with. but in
u pinch We can. by wnrkn. care.
fully, get along very nicely with
more simple and common tools. TIL,
absolute necessities are: \ ruler
marked H. siNlrnlh~ of an inch, II
large sheet uf paper. u hard lead
prucil, an eraser and u smooth flat
uliarc un which To- work In draw
me- I" scale allow II certain length
"n the ruler Ia represent one linear
foot III the garden. Say You let one
eighth of an inch represent one foot.
Then forty feet would be- represent
cd by forty "cighths" or five inches,
aud half foot would &c represent
I'd by II sixteenth Of an inch.
M matter what the size of the
Garden, it Is desirable to make the
soil produce just ~ much as pos.
'iblc There are several practical
schemes for securing the provcrbial
"hundrcdfoId. the most important
It which Is known a. succcssiomui
cropping. Two and. under certain
conditions. three crops may be- grown
an the same spot IN one season. A.
loon aS one crop has maturrd the
next may be- planted. Very early
/ radlshrs, green onions or pea, may
hr followed by beans, sweet corn,
peppers or Tomatoes. Early potator,
may be- succeeded by late cabbage or
celery. One need only pay careful
attention to dates of sowing and the
amount Of time required To- bring the
different crops to maturity to keep
the soil occupied at all times.
Two other schemes are known H.
lntcrcropping and companion crop
ping. The idea is that of planting
quick maturing vegetables among
| the slower growers and harvesting
them before TIA space they occupy i
nrcdrd. Plant rndlshcs, lettuce or
miun sets bet tween the row, of musk .
melons, tomatoes or amy of the
,luwrr- growing and wider spaced
"rops and You are lnlcrcropplng.
Sow radlsh seeds among those of the
rarrot or sci cabbage plants among
the green onions and YOU are com
panIon-rropping. The quick grow
RS are soon ont of the way and no
harm is done 10 the other crops.
All these schemes lend lhcm,rNc,
cry readily 10 the ker ing of II con
llnuous supply OF certain kinds of
I vegetable, on the table throughout
the season. We de- not want all our
peas or radlshes coming on at the
anne time We want only enough
Ia mature from day Ia day and week
10 week to supply our needs. This
state of affairs is arrived at only
through repeated paintings of the
right paintings of the right varieties
at such times rs will bring them Ia
! the harvesting stage on the proper
dates.
Now for Il few ideas about group
my and arrangement. These are not
hard and-fa rules, but are offered
merely H. suggestions, which common
SENSE will adapt to individual con-
dltions. Ilotbeds, coldframes, seed,
beds aud the few perennial vege-
tables We have, such rs rhubarb
asparagus and herbs, should b'
planted at one end or along one sid'
of the garden where they will not in