Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04

may yet give fair return for the l la bor.
 How to Plant: Put tall growing crops I like corn where they will least shade other crops and leave more room be- tween the rows.
 Distance of Planting: Drop all the seeds mentioned hereafter, except peas and beans, carefully by hand in the drill, not in punches, but evenly. say about eight or ten to the inch of dri1l; beets a little thinner. Peas and beans are sown about two the inch. The smaller the seed, the closer the sow ing.
 Depth of Planting: Small garden seeds, as rule, are planted about one inch deep; lettuce one-half to three quarters inch deep; beans two inches, and peas three inches deep. In all 1 cases the soil, if light, should be gently packed down over the seed. What to Plant: The following sched-
 ule Is planned for small garden spot of 800 square feet (20 feet by 40 feet). In so small a garden no great variety of vegetables should be grown. Those vegetables have been named which of
 fer the best supply of food Names of l a few good varieties are given. There
 are other varieties probably as good.
 probably sufacient, If ' three ann times the the area is planted. probably twice the amount of seed would suffice. except of
 beans and peas.
 Fordhook bush Lima beans and 9,
 parsley and sweet peppers also sweet
 garden.
 For food value. nothing is better in the small garden than snap beans. In addition to the vegetables named. by all means plant New Zealand spin ach, if seed can be got, and no other kind, two rows 1-2 feet apart Here follows the schedule: First Row: Tomatoes. Set plants about May 18th, one foot from edge of
 garden, three feet apart. Leave space
 two feet between rows. Plants can be bought in your locality. Second row: Peas. Alaska, 1-2 pint or seed; plant as soon as garden is ready, three inches deep. Leave space of two feet between rows. i-2 pint: plant when first row is 2 inches high, three inches deep. Leave I-2 feet space between rows. Fourth row: Swiss chard. One paper or seed Plant as soon as garden is ready. Leave 1-2 feet space between rows.
 Fifth row: Snap beans. Curriers' Rust-Proof, 1-2 pint. Plant early in
 May. Put seed about two to the inch and cover two inches Leave 1 1-2 feet space between rows.
 Sixth row: Same as fifth row Leave 1-2 feet space between rows
 seventh row: Snap Beans-Refugee, one-half pint. Plant in May. Two to the inch; cover about inches, leave l 1-2 feet space between rows Eighth row: Same as seventh row Leave 1-2 feet space between rows Ninth row: Beets-Eclipse 1 pack age of seed. Plant in April Thin
 until plants are or inches apart.
 Leave space of 1 foot between the
 rows.
 Tenth row: Beets-E Egyptian Red. 1 package seed. Plant as soon as the garden is ready. Thin until plants are to inches apart. Leave I foot space between rows. Elecenth row: Carrots-Danver's Half Long, 1 package of seed, for ? rows. Plant as soon as garden is ready. Thin until plants are to 4 inches apart. Leave 1 foot space be- tween rows.
 Twelfth row: Carrots-Same as 11th row. Leave l foot space between the rows.
 Thirteenth row: Ttlrnips-white Egg. Plant as soon as garden is ready. til plants are to inches apart Leave space of 1 foot between rows. Fourteenth row: Same. as 18th row. Leave l foot space between rows.
 Fifteenth row: onions-Prizetaker, 1-2 ounce of seed for rows. Plant in April or early May. Thin until plants are inches apart. Leave 1 foot space between rows
 18th row. Leave foot space between
 Seventeenth row: Onions-South port Red Glob. 1-2 ounce of seed for 2 rows Plant in April. Thin until foot 5oti's space sce beeen aonrs, roRz Leave |
 Eighteenth r6w: Onions Same as 17th row. Leave l foot space between rows.
 Nineteenth row: Parsnips-Hollow Plant in April. Thin until plants are inches apart Leave feet space between rows.
 Twentieth row: Same as 18th row. Leave feet space between rows.
 Twenty first row: Early Cabbage. Set feet apart Plant late in April. Late cabbage can be set in July where early growing vegetables like peas have been harvested. Leave feet space between rows Buy plants early.
 Twenty second row: New Zealand Spinach, I package of seed for rows. Can be planted any time.
 TWenty-third row: New Zealand Spinach. Same 22nd row
 The second sowing Of turnips may be made in July where the peas have been grown. second crop of beets and carrots may also be sown later when ever early chops have been taken off
 This leaves a few feet for other things. There should be one row of lettuce q paper of Big Boston,. Sow half row in April and make other place in the rows where there are va cancies.
 Another row might bn sofn with late cabbage to be transplanted to the row left vacant by early vegetables.
 The plan under which the United States department of agriculture will direct work for increased food sup ply throughout the nation has been described to the Connecticut Commit tee of Food Supply by Wallace D. Whelpton. one of fifteen agents of the department now working in various sections of the country. who has just completed a series of conferences with the state food supply committee.
 It has been shown Ay this first meeting of the federal agent and the state committee that the Connecticut plans for greatly increased farm pro- duction and the department of agri- culture plans deve-tail into one anoth- CT a perfectly as though they had been designed by the same person.
 Realizing that farm labor is one of the greatest problems in the entire food supply question, the federal de- D9rfnenf of a4sricll1tnre iS Iavine