The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-16
GARDEN SUGGESTIONS
FOR EARLY SKIING
PLANS SHOULD BE MADE NOW
FOR AN ALL-YEAR-RoUND
VEGETABLE GARDEN.
BEANS ARE IMPORTANT
sonne Varieties Will Last Through
the Season and Bear Until
Frost.

An all-year-round garden for every
family on the farm and an all-year-
round backyard garden for every
town family is the garden slogan for
1918. Let us produce all the food we
can at home, and eat potatoes In the
place of wheat and beans In the place
of meat. Besides these we can pro-
duce a wealth of other healthfui and
nutritious vegetables that will save
TRANSFORMATION and release other sta
pie food for our soldiers and allies
March is a busy garden month,
and might well be termed the bean
pHnting month under the present
food emergency. since we can not
grow too many beans. Let everybody
plant beans; bush and pole beans for
snaps and bush and pole Lima beans
for green beans and dry beans. Among
the bush beans we have numerous
varieties to choose from, such as the
Black Valentine, Red Valentine and
Giant Stringless Green Pod of the
green sorts: and the Davis Wax,
Wardwells Kidney Wax. and Curries
Rust Proof Of the wax varieties. The
Giant Stringless@ Green Pod is one OF
the most popular varieties for can
ming or snaps. The Red Kidney bean
is the standard for producing dry
beans, while dry beans of many other
varieties can be eaten at home. Col
ored beans are not popular in COM
merce and the surplus could not be
sold as readily as a surplus Of the red
kidney or varieties with a. white coat.
The pole varieties like the Kentucky
Wonder are excellent for summer use,
since the bush beans do not set much
fruit during the summer. The Bush
Limas may be used for the earlier
crop Of Limas. Such varieties as the
Woods Prolific. Henderson's Bush and
the Jackson Wonder ozark colored
seed) are usually planted. The pole
Lhnas will last through the season
! and bear till frost. Tie Carolina OF
| Sewe is the variety to plant. 1t Ii
well to remember that the Lima
beans can not be planted as early as
he kidney beans, since they win ro
readily in a cold, wet soil.
II sweet potatoes are not grown I
field crop on the farm, they should
certainly have q place in the farm
garden and they should also be plant
ed in the back yard town garden i
space permits Put out few slip
as soon as the weather gets warm an'
grow a few early vines from which
cuttings may be taken for planting
the later crop.
| Set out liberal lot OF tomatoes
They. are extremely wholesome AM
palatable in the fresh state and ar
IDEALLY adapted to canning. Ever
pantry should be well stocked wit
home canned tomatoes.
Okra, our great Southern fAvoritt
should receive it's share of attention
It grows like weed and Is perhap
more adaptable to varying condition
than any other vegetable.
Egg plants and peppers should
given some space. especially If til
family is fond of them. Squash. pumI
kins, cantaloupes and watermelon
will receive some attention. especial
by those who like any or all member
of this group.
In this time of emergency pla
carefully and plant literally Of thos
, crops Of high food value most like
to succeed under your condition
work hard and long, and do your be-
to 60 over the top with an all-yea
. round garden.-G. L. Tiebout hort
culturist, Extension Division, Louis
, ana State University.