The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-03
Office Of Information, L. S.
Dept. of Agriculture.

or one-quarter TO one half acre Is
snficient for an average family and
should produce enough vegetables for
use throughout the entire year. THIS
fact is brought out in new Farmers
Bulletin tNo. 647> entitled. ''The
Home Garden II fhe South" which
can be had by applying to the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
Washington, ID. c.
{ One-fourth OF an acre alone can be
made to supply a family of six, ii
close attention is given TO the rota
tton and succession OF crops. and in
terplanting. Where land is plentiful
Ii is recommended that sufficient
area be set aside to allow part of the
garden TO be planted to a soil i'm
proving crop each year.
The location of permanent crops.
such as asparagus. rhubarb and
small fruits, should be carefully CON
sidered. These crops should be plac-
ed at one side, so they will not be in
the way when the garden is plowed.
1t is not possible to give specific
scheme of arrangement for a garden
that will suit all requirements, but
herewith is a suggestive plan of a
half-acre garden which the southern
grower may find helpful. The order
in which the plants should appear.
with suggestions given as to what
plants are best suited as follow up
crops. is given herewith. The garden
as planned is 200 feet long and no
feet wide. The vegetables are plant
ed in row running the length OF the
garden -
Asparagus and other perennial
crops.
Carrots. parsnips, beets. satisfy.
Lettuce. radishes, onion sets for
bunch onions followed by celery as
fall crop
Onion seed for dry bulbs followed
by celery as fall crop.
Early peas followed by fall cab
bage. End, planting followed by fall
cabbage.
Late peas large varieties 1st, plant
ing followed by fall cabbage. End,
planting followed by fall cabbage.
Early cabbage followed by fall
beans ns-caulinower followed by fall
beans.
collards, kohl,rabi followed by fall
peas.
Early potatoes followed by fall
peas End, planting, followed by fall
peas 3rd. planting. followed by tur-
rips.
Beans followed by turnips, follow
ed by turnips, followed by spinachs
Okra followed by spinach.
Tomatoes followed by kale.
Tomatoes, eggplant, peppers. fol-
lowed by kale, mustard etc.
Bush lima beans followed by kale,
mustard etc.
Cucumbers, muskmelons. summer
squash. watermelon. winter squash.
early sweet potatoes followed by cow
neas.
Early sweet corn followed bs fall
potatoes.
Late sweet corn followed by fall
potatoes, pole lima beans.
To the left of Asparagus and other
perennial crops" be located the
hotbed, cold frame, and seed bed, be-
ing 8. IL and JIG feet long respectively.
and feet wide. The 'Asparague and
other perennial crops" is also locat-
ed six feet from the outer edge of the
garden. The next four rows, which
are ii inches apart, are to be devot-
ed one each to carrots, parsnips. beets
and satisfy. These are long-season
crops and are not used in success
sion. The next two rows are devoted
to lettuce, radishes, and onion sets
and after these are harvested the
area is to be occupied by an autumn
crop of celery. The next two rows
are to be shown with onion seed for
mature bulbs and this is also to be
followed by autumn celery
The next two rows, which are 8
feet apart, are to be planted with
early peas, one row to be planted ten
days ahead of the other, and both
rows 10 be followed by an autumn
planting of cabbage The next two
rows, which are also feet apart, arE
to0be planted to a late variety of peas,
one sown a week or ton days in ad-
vance of the other. and as soon Z as
these are harvested the ground is 20
be prepared for an autumn crop of
cabbage. This will give four rowsYof
autumn cabbage.
The next row is to be devoted 10
early cabbage, followed by an autumn
planting Of beans, and one-half OF The
next row is to be planted to carly
cabbage, followed by autumn beans.
The other half of that row. Is to be
planted to cauliflower. followed by
autumn beans. The next row, which
l2 2 1-2 feet from the row ut cab
bage, is to be devoted to colIas;is or
kohl +rahi. followed by autumn peas.
The next three rows are to be devoted
70 early potatoes and after the po-
tatoes are removed autumn peas are
10 be planted in succession. about n
week apart
Next to the early potatoes comes
three rows of beans, planted in sue
cession, and followed la the autumn
by two fowBo turnips and one row
OF spinach. The psxt row, which Is
feet from the beans tts planted IN
okra. which is' to b.s .ollowed BY
spinach. The neyt row. which is 8
feS from the row OF okra, Is TO be
planted TO tomatoes. followed by kaIe.
mustard. etcl for winter f.sa One