American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-26

Good fertilizers for the garden are
leaf mold from a grove, the cleanings
from the chicken houses and old black
corral dirt. In using this latter the
top must be scraped off or the garden
will be full Of ~cut-worms, for the miller
moths are addicted to laying their
eggs anywhere in litter.
When II is necessary to fertilize
after the plants are up and growing. it
eau be done by placing a sack OF chick
en- fertilizer in a barrel of water and
using il as indicated.
No manure in the garden should be
on the surface at seeding time. It
should be down below out Of sight.
where the roots will get the benefit OF
81 after "a while. ANY loose stuff on
the surface allows the air to enter
aud keeps the top inch dry, which is
fatal 20 seeds.
Some who have o yet acquired a
windmill and tank. but are enterpris-
ing enough TO try to reinforce nature
with the help Of a sprinkler and the
old oaken bucket, should remember to
rely upon hocing and curb their en-
thusiasm as much as possible until the
real hot weather commences; for
otherwise the plants will root on the
surface and depend on the water, and
even then will wilt badly every hot
day. But II water is withheld until
later la the season the roots will fol-
low the moisture downwards, and If
any moisture has been conserved
they viii find it, and need little or no
surface watering.
The most economical way of water
ing squashes, cucumbers, tomatoes,
etc, by hand Is to sink empty cans
after their bottom end has been per
forated, close to the stems OF the plants
and pour the water in these. The
water goes In deep, the roots go after
it and it lasts a long time for not a
drop is wasted.
Lettuce is hard TO raise in summer
without some shade-two bricks and a
board will provide 1t. Peas should be
planted as soon as the frost is out of
the ground and perhaps one planting
later. for they do not flourish after the
hot weather commences; but beans
may be planted In relays, and will last
until frost. Pole bean plants bear
longer than the bush varieties and they
may be raised without stalking. by just
piuching off the
Cabbages and cauliflOwers are hard
to raise since they require me re mois-
ture than almost any other garden
stuff. Tomatoes once started are easy
TO raise with plenty OF hoeing; but
like everything else must have plenty
of room. Asparagus and rhubarb
should be in every dry farm garden
They come up from the root every year
and are ready for the table long before
any dry weather commences.
Turnips for winter may be planted
as late as July LIST. The flat purple
top is one of the best. Carrots, beets
and parsnips usually do we'll on a
deep seed bed with plenty of hoeing
and should be planted early.
The best dry farm lawn is made
from alfalfa planted thickly and aus.
ga 10 mat by keeping it down with a
lawn mower. 1t should be started
about the middle of April, but witt
watering conyeniences may be plant
ed any time up to August.
Every farmer should have a rain.
water tank or at least some barrel.
TO catch the run Off from the roof il
Wet weather. For some household
purposes there is nothing like rain
water and for flowers and plants o
an kinds il is immensely superior tC
Well water.