Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02
4. GARDEN URGED
 F0R EVERY HOME
everyone Should Plan Now For . Garden in .191S-First Decide
 What To Plant.
By J.. s. Knox, Extension Division,

By J.. s. Knox, Extension Division,
 University of Arkansas.
 Last year hundreds of home gar. dens properly fer,ilized and s1anaReu under the direction of the county and home demonstration agents brought return of $l50 to SahO. and others pro, ouced vegetables which, if purchased on the market, would have cost fully as much. In spite ~of this, thousands of families in Arkansas did not have garden and surplus to can or dry or preserve in other ways for winter use. :
 Everyone should plan now for 2 good garden in 1919. The first thing to do is 10 decide what to plant, the time Of planting, and the length of time each vegetable will occupy the soil. Figure on continuous rotation of good vegetables and order, your supply of garden seeds right away 60 that they will ne on hand when plant ing time comes. |; ''
 Plan To Cultivate With a Horsi.
 In laying out the garden, try 10 have it considerably longer than it is wide, so that it can be cultivated with horse and there will be as little necessity for turning as possi- ble. It will be we'll to make the ends of the garden fence from closely woy- en wire, which can be taken down while the cultivatirg is being done.s
 Use Fertile Soil. .
 Soil in excellent physical condition and as fertile as it can be made is best suited to grow the finest quality Of vegetables Ten to twelve two horse loads of we'll routed stable ma nure broadcasted over the garden and turned under will not prove too much for the average soil. If only small supply of manure is availble, it will be. best to put it in the row where the seeds are to. be planted or the plants set. It very oeten happens that our summers are so hot and dry that we can't grow vegetables very successfully at that time. It is therefore a good plan to plant a. large enough quantity of the early vege- tables to furnish the material for the canning of the winter supply. Rich soils produce an abundance of the highest quality vegetables and they produce them much quicker than would the soils of only average fer tility.
 Start Early.
 In order to get some of our vege- tables such as cabbage, lettuce, to- matoes, pepper and egg plant started as early as possible in the season, it is necessary that we use the hot bed and cold frame and get the plants we'll under way before the season, for planting opens. By starting these ]! plaDts in the hot bed sand hardening them of in q cold frame we can have them ready for use or for producing fruit from three weeks to month earlier than would be possible by out side planting. See that the sasles for these frames are put in the best possible condition now and start the hot beds to work by. the latter part of February. <l
 Cultivate Properly. :. : It must be remembered that the home garden requires the best pos sible cultivation if best results are to be obtained. The cultivation must be shallow and frequent. but never done in the early morning while the plants are wet With dew. If done at this. time you are mucn more likely to: spread 'disease among the plants. It will be necessary to do quite bit of work with the hand and the hos in order to keep the weeds out of the row. For the person who has only a very small plot of ground. such as are common in towns and cities, one of the Planet Junior hand blows will be found an excellent tool for keeping the soil in proper condition. Keep your garden soil we'll stirred on thu surface and you lessen the danger ot being troubled by insecta. ,f
 Keep the Garden Busy.
 As soon as the early crops such as lettuce, radishes, peas, etc.. have been removed from the soil make plantings of beans, sweet corn, cucumbers,' pep per or other warm season plants to take their place. By this method you can grow more vegetables on a linn ited space In other words keep all parts of the garden busy at all times of the year.. It will surely pay you in the long run.
 Keep close lookout for insects that are commonly found in the gar den. As soon as they appear put on spray to control them. Remember you can't prevent an injury that has already been done, but you can pre- vent the injury from being done if you only begin in time.
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 Lower the cost of living for all Sv growing your own living at home. Ask vOu cOOutv and home demon