The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-06


Poultry Club to Meet May 15-Cook
ing Club Plans.
A meeting of the Garden club was
held May | in the ninth grade room.
Howard Gilbert was elected secretary
pro TEN. The following directions were
given:
/. Every garden must contain ut
least one square rod.
>. The blanks sent by Mr.. ingalls,
must be used through the summer to
keep records. 4 new one will be fur
nished in the fail for sending 10 him.
;. Make plan of your garden and
show II to the leader Of the club in
your building
+. Questions eight. nine. ten and
fifteen may be omitted.
.. Question sixteen must be an
swered by record OF value of veyeta-
bles used in the home ar regular mar
ket price.
.. Question four must be answered
10y finding how many hours It takes
to plant your garden and charge voor
self 10 cents an hour for labor
:. Question five means number Of
hours Of hoeing. etc, at 10 cents an
hour.
:. Question seven means cost Of
gathering, etc
Mr.. Sweetoa spoke of the prepara-
ton of the soil giving the following
directions:
l. Plough when the soil is dried
enough So that it does not lump when
taken in the hands.
>. Spade or plough 10 inches deep.
turning soil carefully
>. Fertilizer should be put on be
fore ploughing and turned in.
!. If YOU use barnyard manure use
two or three pounds per square ward.
Otherwise use eight or 10 pounds of
commercial fertilizer.
.. Get fertilizers which analvze
three TO four per cent nitrogen, eight
to 10 per cent phosphoric acid
This year commercial fertilizers
contain No potash, therefore if YOU
have any wood ashes put them on be
cause they contain potash. Use one
peck to square rod scattered broad
cast.
One of the earliest crops one may
put in is beets. Plant them much thick
er than YOU wish them when grown.
rows Is inches apart. seeds one inch
apart in rows. Cover about two inches
deep. Beets for winter use are planted
In the middle of June. Put some ashes
Ia as beets like lime The Eclipse beet
IS good variety.
Carrots may be put in in a week or
10 days not quite as deep as the beets.
Cabbages should not be planted on
Old garden ground because of a club
root disease.
Tomatoes should be put out about
the last Of May. Before putting out
set the boxes out a little while each
day 50 they may become used to out
door air. Put strips of pasteboard
around the plants so that cutworms
will not touch them.
Plant squash from June 5 to June 10.
Dig a hole one foot deep and fill two
thirds with barnyard manure. Fill with
soll and plant seed near the top.
For turnips get Rutabaga turnips.
No special directions for planting.
The members of the Poultry club
are reminded that the next meeting
Will be held May Is.
The Potato club met Thursday. Nav
I, IN the high school room. 1t was only
a short meeting, and no directions
were given. Another meeting will be
held the first rainy day and Mr. In
gals will speak to the club members.
Meetings of the Cooking club mem
bers will be held in the different
buildings Friday afternoon, Mav 70.
at which time each member will report
on cooking experiences since the last
demonstration and will receive in
struction on packing food for ship
ment.
Miss Bessie Thayer of Burlington.
home demonstration sent out by the
Vermont agricultural service, will be
in Brattleboro during the week begin
ming May "A and some day during that
time she will give demonstration of
bread making.