Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

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1917 gardeners. But soou' snlaii
garden may be had on every farm.
Take these seeds, for example, and
one may do much to produce veseta-
hles m supplv family needs. In add.
49, a. ,h,a sr0oast,ons here made two
=, hoona Doov no added ~ mucL
canning is TO he done. How do these
Suggestions III 'oui
. ~ onion seed. 500
! nj, tomato seed ...... .O5
u m turn,n seed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .25
a, naa seed &c
. cts bean coed observation-disclosures. 100
u I'm potato seed $50
roto, $3.50
II l could have only six vegetables H. I
my garden, l would select irish COD
bier Potato, Yellow DanYers onion
Alaska Pea, Strfngiess Green roo
Bean, Globe or Stone tomato, FuFPIt
TOP Strap Leaf TurniP.
This list would provide canned peas
beans and tomatoes for winter use
green onions and turnip saiad Tor Iau
fall winter ana spring anu ileSn Voc
stables throughout the growing sea
son. But l would rather nave more
varieties than six, and would adVise
everybody to grow as many klnos II
he can.
r.u cood c.rder Sail
Garden sell should be welf-drafned
foam that will waym up quickly in the
spring and not dry out too readily. 1t
is best plowed deep in the fail, hut
fall blowing has been neglected turn
the land as soon as il will pfow we'll
II is hardly possible to have soil too
rich for most vegeta bles, so The garden
should be MANFRED heavily Ii the ma
nure Ia course, 1t should be plowed IN
der; IL fine, It may best be spread on
the plowed land and cultivated in with
u.sA @u - aSuanoa - n,anttnq 70
essential 70 suceessiui salaen.
inc garden snouiu po ueop po"eN
II the work Is 0ohe IN tne .ah ioiio"
the turning ploW with suDsoiier o.
pull tongue 70 oepen Vi e~oA'e iN~As'
pr more
A large planning may ue lnauo
Such Vese'aoleS do 80" 10 80
long time; potato anu uhioA 'DuAD0'
are examples. Out Vhen sno V0eo'"
Die remains IN eulDle COMMUNION Aoi oAi,
short time frequent sowlnsS anu
small paintings should De the rule' pea
ana snap Deans arg aA 'his o'~se' we
etaples that lruit tnfoush ione '0H
son, as tomato, snouio nave d. reaS'
two paintings lor pest rssu'S'
IS much waste III piah'ins too nusN
a time. the general Fuie snouio 20 u
plant OFTEN, ana niue al time
snap beans shsuio oe piah'eu e'eiy
nfteen Gays iro" the ln'uu'e vi l.pi"
TO the frrst OF Septemoef' - oon'ln
Gus supply Is wantea II 'ne oese ''n
0itlon for tue IaoiS'
n....o. and en,ona
Irish potatoes can be planted safely
IN January or February, with second
crop. using cold storage seed, in July.
Cold storage seed will sprout prompt
ly II the soil is In good season at plant
Ing time. Seed from the first crop often
lies in the ground for weeks without
Hurouting.
Alaska peas may be planted in Jan
nary in late March, and under favor
ahla conditions A fall crop may be
grown II planted the last OF August.
II Yellow Danvers Onion seed are
sown in January the trimmings can be
nsed as green onions in May and June.
and the crop will be ripe in August,
affording a winter supply; the culls
from the crop planted in September
viii give salad onions for the winter.
Turnips. planted the first week in
August, will make good yield for fall