The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-02-04
Foar.Year Garden Course For elrI..

To meet the demands OF thousands
OF southern girl who have been sue
ccssful In raising ; tenth-acrs OF to-
matocs and who want TO go on" The
representatives 81 The Department Of
Agriculture and the State colleges In
charge Of he eannin. clubs in The
fifteen Southern States have worked
out what might BE- called a progress
sive. four-year practical garden and
canning course for. girls The pnr.
pose of this course Is 10 start the
girls with one crop and from year 10
year add nss annual crops. encour-
age them 10 Tun winter and glass
frame gardens. and nnaily IN The
course Of IhaII Rafk Ia lead them 10
plant perennial small and orchard
fruits II II hoped that under thu
system The girl all gain knowledge
of hos To handle Hidr variety Of
garden vegetables and trees and thai
the member = The time she gets
ready to 20 u hlEh school or college
Will have ; Garden Of perennial fruits
that readily ean Be cared for by other
members Of her family.
The hrHl YsHf q girls eleh work
throughout Iha Southern States con
sists In raIzInE tomatoes in tenth.
acre gardens. i ) believed b. those
In charge tai very RiTi should flTHI
master this plant and learn hos 10
utilize or eel II products before ahe
takes np other vegetables and fruiIa
In sections where tomatoes suffer
from blight and Wilt. however. II l.
sometimes necessary 10 substitute
another garden crop.
The zeeun1zx.zr TiriH continue In
grow tomatoes N one-half OF their
garden space and devote the other
half Of the space 10 one other crop.
preferably beans. peas. peppers. okra.
boe,s. or onions The girls also are
encouraged II sIarI winter gardens In
the late summer and fall on one
fourth 10 onH=Hall Of the tsnth-aore
plots. Lettuce. spinach. and kaIe
are the crops recommended.
The third=Year girls grow three
crops. continuing The two that have
been grown Ihs second year and ad-
ding euemnbeTa. eggplant, hg toma-
toes. salaIf.. paranIps, or horHeradlah
In each eaHs II0a. IN charge of The
work select he additional vegetables
with reference u local agricultural
conditions. market demand. and suit
ability for canning. Many garden
combinations other than those aug=
gested are possible. For instance. If
the community i Interested In can
ming soup mixtures and Creole sauce.
they must secure from their gardens
tomatoes. peppers. okra and onions
In fruit-Er0HInE sections the kirla
are advised. when conditions are
right. To substitute from TO 10 fruit
trees for one d the vegetable crops
The member Ilen becomes respon-
sible fol The pruning. spraying. aud
general care oI these trees.
The development Of crops of peren-
NAL vegetables and fruits IL insisted
on at the end Of the third year. and
in many cases he work is begun a
the end Of the second year. The
perenniala are substituted for some
of the annual vegetables and the girls
are given credit Tor the condition Of
their bushes or trees which are not
yet bearing and therefore do not
yield product That can he counted
In the canning score.
II Is hoped TINT az q result of this
planting Of perennial fruits and
vegetables several thousand of the
girls, before many years, will have At
the end Of their junior garden per
mancnt gardens containing some
such profitable combinations as the
following: Strawberries, asparagus.
and cherries. Raspberries, rhubarb.
and plnms. Gooaeberries, curranta.
and peaches. Strawberries, aspara-
rms md nuIuaaa GIraWbarriaa rhu
barb, and pears. Dewberries, figs, and
pecans. eurrants. asparagus. and
grapes BlaekberrIea. figs, and soup
pernongs. Strawberries, figs, and or
anges. Asparagus. Strawberries. and
kumquats.
To enable them TO use the products
OF these permanent gardens, the
agents give the girls special instrue-
ton In making preserves, jelly, mar
malades, pickles. etc.