Mountain advocate., 1914-07-31
The KITCHEN GARDEN
AND HOME ORCHARD
and Fruit Growing Appeals
TO Msn-Prott Made From
Small Plot.

i
az the result Of our own efforts Is BY
no means confined to the man Twins
Ia the country for Il appeals 10 the
man living In the city as we'll .
great many cases II Is sad to r, tie
that the city man, with his small back.
yard garden, too often puts his coun.
tn brother u shame When 10 COmss
u the matter VI home orchard or,
better still, kitchen Garden. The
average man ia the country ldsti1ss
himself tOT the lack u a satdeu Dc.
| cause vi the lack OF time W more often
because gardening is rOmans WORK
While It ~ true that the work necss-
sary for the proper care Of the orchard
and garden often conflicts With the
more important farm operations. still
Il is not legitimate excuse because
the satisfaction and profits derived are
generally greater In proportion than
those derived from other crops.
The profit derived from a good kitch.
Ell garden, where asparagus, rhubsrb,
horseradish and other vegetables are
grown, is almost invaluable from the
standpoint Of health as we'll as wealth.
Who does not relish meal where one
OF these vegetables is served after liT,
Ing all winter on the heavy nitro
genous foods that make up the major
portion OF the bill OF fare during thu
| cold months?
Fortunately this condition does not
/ hold true for all the sections Of the
/ state. In the mountains one can not
help being impressed with the number
Of small kitchen gardens that ars To-
Gated near the house and for the most
part tended by the housewives II
| this garden one viii mud all sJfts OF
vegetables that d. "e.. GIuug the
summer and early fall t=tUre the frost
appears At the same time one can
! not help being impressed BY tbs alb
senGe or hardy vegetables that Will
keep we'll during the winter months,
| The small fruits, such a. the straw.
berry, sooseberry aud rasy5srries all
do well, as evidenced BY the fact that
they art TO he found growing Wild ca
the hillsiies, still Ike the late ysks
( tables they are CONSPICUOUS by thsir
absence.
1t is possible that sleat deal could
be made ia many sections q, Eastern
| Kentucky by planting cut the smaller
fruits and providing means for can
ming them at home II necessary, All
or the mining districts consume great
Quantities OF canned fruits and these
| could be easily put up n NAM ,a5es
right In the mining districts tor OtCsH'
times mining operations ale topped
during the SUMMER uoltAs - hen tia
small fruit crop is al i,s height Wills
( smalI fruits orrsr quicker returns, o2s
should not lose sistt " Tie mora stsr
bic fruits ike Ins apple pear peach
ana PLUM Tia apple especially siTss
great promise il Eastern h=1tVSkT.
Ils peach ana plum ale more U2csr
tain because OF tie climate z-j thS
PsSr is very susceptible ~ .uzt:
The many CGve= located tJWSras
tns tops OF the mountains o1sr e1sss
lent opportunities for the production
ot the highest grade OF flu., The two
pine requisites for apple culture.
namely, good air and water irainaEs
are provided in nearly every section,
The question Of marketing Will sk
WAYS play most imp0rrau. part in
successful fruit growing Kentucky
annually imports grel. deal more
fruit than she produces. even IN view
Of the fact that the state ranks NTH IA
the number Of bearing trees. lsrgs
amount " this imported fruit "a ship
ped from the " est aud from Michigan
where labor ana the arl.ed means Of
production are yery much higher than
hey ale IA Kvutu,A, An authority
on this subject recently sjaleI hat IL
costs one collar sni Tor. csnts
to produce aud market a bLsLzl "
Western rruit On our eastern malksIs.
II the Western growers lau make a
prorG after this excessive charge. tia
Kentucky grower should ur able -
equal il al LEAST WIKI tbs m4lE=c at
/ A.