The Little River news., 1916-11-08

Possibly there Is no other question that IS of equal importance to the gardener as is that of garden manage ment And it Is here that hundreds or our farmers fail in their garden operations. It makes no difference now favorable location we may have, how ideal the soil or how abundant the rainfall, one cannot hope to meet with the greatest success in his gar den work unless he manages it in the best possible way. If properiy managed half acre plot of good soil Is sufficiently large to supply a good. sized family with all the fresh vege- tables they will need throughout the year. However, if the plot is managed in the way most of the home gardens of the state are ct the present time, 1t will require two acres to grow similar amount of vegetables.
 Planting. Tho question of when and how to plant the different vege- tables may be of interest to many gardeners over the state One of the first things to determine is whether the vegetables are frost tender or frost hardy; that is, are they killed py frost or will they withstand such with. out injury. Vegetables belonging to the frost hardy group are such as peas (garden). beets, lettuce, radishes And onions. These can be planted Ssry early in the spring without dan ger of being killed by ordinary frost.
 The frost tender vegetables such as tomatoes. peppers, egg plant, beans, corn, etc, cannot be planted in the open until danger of frost is about past. However. it Is a good idea 70 start some of these in the hot bed early so that the plants will be large enough to set out by the time the weather becomes sufficiently warm.
 The depth to plant the different vegetable seed depends largely upon she size of the seed. The small seed like celery should not be covered more than one-eighth of an inch while for large seed like beans or peas two to three inches deep will not be 700
 
 the soil be placed in the finest possi- ble condition.
 Cultivation. Cultivation in the gar, den should be frequent, but shallow 1t is not considered advisable to cul tivate more than two or three inches deep, but the whole garden should be gone over at least once every ten days This will keep down all weed growth and at the same time prevent the es- cape of moisture from the soil There are many kinds of implements on the market that are suitable for garden work. Generally speaking, an imple- nent that pulverizes the soil thor oughly and at the same time throws very little dirt. and leaves the ground in level condition is the best type to use. Cultivate as soon as possible after each rain, but do not blow the ground when it is too wet. Hand inn plements are necessary to keep ,ne weeds out of the row Do not cultivate the garden while the plants are wet with dew, as it Is good way to spread diseases.
 Soil. The ideal garden soil is one that is of a sandy loam nature and containing an abundant supply of or ganic matter. This type of soil is of fen not found in nature. In fact, there are many sections where first class garden soil does not exist Fortunate sy, however, we can take a very poor soil that has a good subsoi and build 1t up so that it will produce excellent crops of vegetables. There is no fer silizer that is better suited for this purpose than the stable manure, a small supply of which is generally found on almost every farm. The ma nure should be applied broadcast over the ground and this turned under some time before the planting is to be done This will give it time to rot before the plants are to occupy the to be broken deeper, thus giving a greater capacity for water and lessen ing the danger of drought during the summer. When planting time comes on supply of well rotted manure should be on hand so that we can apply some in the row before plah,- ing. It is necessary to have the soil made as fertile as possible because th1s induces a rapid succulent growth and hence produces vegetables of the highest possible quality. A vegetable grown on a poor soil is almost invaria. bly tough and stringy, while those grown on the fertile soils are tender, crisp, and palatable. No other part of the farm is equal in importance to the home garden. Let us make 1t pro duce more.
 We know that Arkansas can and does produce some Of as high quality vegetables as are grown in any sec. ton of the United States. This is proved by the fact that here and there over the state we find farmers who, on small one-fourth to one. half acre of land, are growing all the vegetables that the family can use the year round. It is now time to be-
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