The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-04-28
GARDEN IS A BIG
ASSET TO FARMER
YARDS USED BY TOWN FOLKS
People Of the city peslve Much Pleas
ure From Hsckysld Gardening
Soil, u Well FsrtiIiz4d and Worked.
VIII Produce Good Results

I.
tBy Chas. A. Keifer. division of Elk
tension. University Of Tennessee.)
The United States Department OF
Agriculture is making ! vigorous cam.
paign for diversified farmins in tue
South The Southern farmer IS told
to grow his own meat, and the grain
and hay to feed 1t, to make his own
butter, and plant a garden. The won.
der is that this advice should be nee.
essary.
TO buy meat and butter and yege.
tables while operating farm would
seem a contradiction; but the fact re.
mains that even in Tennessee many
farmers buy meat and egss, dairy sup
plies, vegetables and trait, Or their
families go without these necessities.
The garden should be big asset on
every farm and in every town lot; not
big In size. but in profit. The success
fui garden is a striking example OF
intensive effort 1t should be small,
heavily fortified, constantly worked.
In every small town inI Tennessee
there are excellent gardens, whose
owners are as jealous Of their reputa.
tons as gardeners a. II they we're so
many grand opera singers. 1t Is an
achievement to produce the first peas,
or the earliest potatoes or the largest
tomato. 1t is q pleasure to send a
basket of vegetables to friend, and
a satisfaction to have constant sup.
ply of fresh garden stun for the table. |
Here in Tennessee the garden is a |
place for work during at least nine
months in the year 1t should be plow-
ed or spaded in the fall, and heavy |
coat of manure should be turned deep
into the soil. Manure is plant food,
and a great regulator OF soil moisture.
1t is almost impossible to give a plant
indigestion by an oversuppiy of food.
where the moisture condition is right.
Manure heavily. Pillow or spade deep.
ly. Make the soil fine all the way
down before planting. And keep the
garden well cultivated after it is
planted.
Plant little Of any one vegetable at
a time, and plant often. What is the
sense OF growing whole row of
radish or lettuce or cabbage, when
only a tenth of row can be used
while in fit condition for user II would
be better to plant tenth OF a row.
and in week or ten days plant again;
two or three paintings Of radish In
March or April, aud two paintings in
ate August or September gives rad.
shes enough; one tires of fadish, and
he row that knew radishtss'in April
should be growing beans orkokra or
tomatoes or melons in M Snap
beans should be planted Ak astl nine
ilpes. at intervsls& Two weeEsp.ask
5eans that really Exp are wanted
throughout the season. Tomato plants
'hould be set in April and again in
Iune. Everybody should plant beets
or winter use in early August. Satisfy
mo parsnips are best sown in early
une in Tennessee gardens. Cucum-
'ers and cantaloupes will afford con
inuous supply II two or three plant
ngs are made. Plant white pota-
oes in January or February. and in !
arly July. Sow onion seed In Jan
airy, and put in the culls from the !,
rop in September Make the garden
ich enough, and hoe without ceasing,
nd one may plant something with
roft in every month from january to /.
october
The garden that is continuously
lanted is continuously productive. 1t :
a big asset in town lot and farm. :
Tut the unweeded garden! Things
ank and gross in nature possess 1t !,
lerely," U