The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-10
SOWING THE SEED
How Much Should Be Allowed For
 a Family of Four.
LAYING OUT THE GARDEN.

Socialists Advise the Making Of
 Roush Plan of the Garden Whsrsen
 spaeos to 30 Used For Each Variety
 of Vegetable Can 5e Indicated. Prepared by United States department Of
 agriculturel
 The home gardener will find 1t help ful to make rough plan of his garden on Q large sheet of wrapping paper. On this plan he can indicate the spaces to be used for each variety and also by means of colored pencils or symbols show where a second crop Is to be planted or interplanted between grow ing rows and also arrange for the sec ond and third crops which are to fol low those previously harvested Such s plan will enable him to keep the gar den busy all season supplying fresh yegeta bles during the summer and pro ducing In the late fall root and other crops for winter use. Once the heavy preliminary spading and working or the garden have been done 1t is abouS as easy to raise two or three crops az to keep the garden clean of weeds to produce only one picking The spe~ ciallsts advise those who are not used 10 gardening or wish to have their children take an interest in the garden to hire a laborer to do the heavy pre- limlnary spading or breaking up of tho soil This heavy work frequently dis gusts novices and children, who would continue to take an interest in the gar den if their task was simply to me and cultivate soil already broken up.
 The following amounts of seed the garden specialists of the United States department of agriculture say arc needed to plant approximately 100 feet of TOW, or enough to supply Vegeta- bles for a family oe four:
 Beans snap, one pint.
 Beans, pole lima, one-hRlf pint.
 Beans, bush lima, Sne-halc 70 one pint Cabbage, early, OIiS-halt ounce
 Carrot, one Ouncs.
 Caullhower, one packet
 Celery, one packet.
 Cucumber, one-haR ounce
 Eggplant, one packet
 Kale. or Swiss Chard, one-halt ounce
 Parsley, one packet.
 ParsnIps, one-halH ounce
 Salslfy, one ounce.
 Squash, summer, one-haR ounce.
 Squash, Hubbard type one-half ounce.
 The following vegetables, the spe- clallsts say, will undoubtedly be plant ed In larger amounts than those just mentioned. and the amounts of seed given will be 8 guide for ordinary re- OuIrements. Some families may need more of the various vegetables, and others would need less:
 Beet, four ounces
 Cabbage, late, One-half to one ounce.
 Corn. sweet, one pint.
 Lettuce, one ounce.
 MuskmelOn, one ounce.
 Onion sets, two quarts.
 Peas. garden, two 10 four quarts,
 Radlsh, one to two ounces. Spinach, Oue-Quarter pound in spring and one-half pound in fall. Tomatoes, late, One-quarter ounce. TurnIps. one-Quarter pound. Watermelon. one ounce.
 The string beans. bush lima beans, sweet corn, lettuce, peas and radishes will not all be planted at one time, but successive plantlngs two to threo weeks apart will be made 80 as to have q fresh supply throughout the selsOn.
 Of early Irish potatoes one peck to one-half bushel will be required and of late potatoes one-half bushel to one bushel or more, depending upon the amount of ground available for this purpose. If possible. enough Irish po- tatoes should be grown to last through out the winter.
 In the event that the family wishes to raise vegetables to supply current needs and also to supply surplus for canning the amounts indicated above should be considerably increased.