West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-18
TM0.FAMILY GARDEN WILL
ADD TO FARMERS INCOME
Enough Stuff Should be Raised to
Supply City Customer Care
Must be Exercised In Selecting
the Proper Varieties of vcge-
tables

| The garden spot is the mos, cr
uuotive fraction of an acre on most/
'arms' yet on many II is often OK.
vi the most neglected In many r.-
spects In the hurry and rush OF A..
spring work IL is manured. uolkzblv
anu plowed and planted. or partly
planted and then the care OF Il falls
70 the women and children. n the
'"riner were to carefully consider the
proportion OF the family living that
comes from tho garden, ho would reat.
lSe that 1t deserves much more care
'ui attention than IL receives from
him. '
NOT only can the garden be mada
much more profitable, and helm ont thu
i"mily ration by increasing 1t and also
py balancing Il somewhat better. but
IL can DO made means of consider-
able supplement to tho income re-
ceived from tho principal farm indua-
tries, BY having two-familv pardor
that is, raising garden stun enough ;
'or TWO families and finding a custo- :
mer In town or city who would nv
10 nave garden (and other) products
uirect from the farm Mt least onca
week-more could be realized from
the farm, both for the family table
ana the family purse. Many town
or city housewife would be glad IN
receive good-sized market basketfui
OF fresh garden stun directly from tho
producer by parcel post, express. or
uirect delivery by tho farmers own
Observation-Disclosures would prove
the most satisfactory and economical.
While there is quite list of vege-
tables that can be grown in practically
any garden, yet very many gardens
are limited to comparatively small
number OF vegetables. few others be-
ing included rather incidentally I'm
undertaking to conduct two-family
garden one OF the FIRST things of i'm
portance IL to secure contact with the
town or cityecustomer to be supplied.
This Is important because the CITY
family has probably been using many
kinds of vegetables that the farmer
has not raised,- at Least not In any
quantity. and the plans fs.,-ths - Ia
should be begun as early as possible.
The kinds of vegetables to be- raised
should be decided upon after learning
the Quantities and kinds usod by tnr
city family concerned. good seed Sc
cured In plenty OF time, and such work
done toward the preparation of the
garden az the weather will allow.
Winter vegetables, as well as those
used direct from the garden in sum-
mer, should be kept in mind. These
include not only such as dry navy,
kidney. and lima beans, but also let
tuce' kale, spinach, cabbage, celery,
carrots, turnips and tho like, depend
Ing on the particular section OF the
country. (For instructions and details
on gardening, see United States De-
Dartmcnt OF Agriculture Farmers
Bulletins 255 and 460) AS stated
above, the town or city consumer will
likely desire vegetables that are not
now particularly used or cared for by
the farm family, but the aim should
be to produce that which would be
desired by the customer as well as
that desired by the farm family IL the
plan is TO succeed.
In planning for a two-family garden,
not only should the different kinds of
vegetables be provided for but partic-
ular attention should be paid to the de-
sires Of the customer with reference to
quality Many city housewives. for
instance, may desire stringless beans;
when they ask for these they have In
mind more quality than a varletal
name, and IL they ask for stringless
beans and are assured that they can
receive them, and then when they
come to use them find that they have
strings, they will not only be disap-
| pointed TO a considerable extent but
discouraged at the idea OF direct mar
keting as being preferable to securing
their vegetables i'm the ordinary way
from the city market or grocery store.
| While II will not be possible 10 cater
10 all the whims of the would-be con
sumer, II must be kept In mind that
the farmers family usually takes such
quality as is produced without any
particular questioning, but when a
city consumer orders from n farmer
nc expects to get produce OF a quail
ity which he has In mind, and every
endeavor should be made TO meet his
reasonable requirements so that the
business may be established upon a
mutually satisfactory working basis.
Give a purchaser what he or she wants
and is willing to pay for.
Not only will this plan provide an
outlet for vegetables (aDd Il is prac-
tically as easy TO raise vegetables for
two families as for one), but II will
also establish contact through which
various other farm products may be
marketed.