Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02
. Edited By 4 MRS. LUCY E. CRITZ,
 County Home Demonstration Agt. +

food and the farm feed.
 Considering the family food, the garden should receive first atten- tion. The net returns for labor ex- pended on good farm garden are perhaps greater than those from any other area of equal size, on the farm. This is because the garden is an in- tensive proposition and is cared for by labor that would not be used, oth- erwise.
 We have few detailed records of farm gardens giving size and actual production and cost.
 The approximate size of a garden for family of five adult persons making two-mule crop-should be two acres.
 Garden-Irish potatoes, 1-3 acre; sweet potatoes, 1-3 acre; other veg etables, 1-3 acre; fruit, 1-2 acre.
 Planning the Garden.
 For the greater ease in caring for the farm garden and to Save time and labor it should be laid off so that it could be cultivated with horse tools. Long straight rows and far enough apart to permit of blowing, should be made. Long season crops should be planted together and those requiring succession together. Plan, will be enough.
 The vegetable garden is not com- plete unless it's rows run into fru1. garden. (The garden of 2-3 acre was Ibid off in 1O0-foot rows3. Extending the rows 150 feet would give for fruit, practically, 1-2 acre. (Space 15 feet.) First row, five apple trees, 30 feet apart.
 (Space 30 feet.)
 Second row, five apple trees 30 feet apart.
 Space 9 feet.)
 Third row, three pear, two fig, two plum, 20 feet apart (space 20 feet.)
 Fourth row, three Japanese per- simmons, 4 peach, 20 feet apart. (Space 20 feet.) ! Fifth row, z peach, 20 feet apart.
 Space 15 feet.)
 Sixth TOW, IA grape vines, 20 feet apart.
 Space 10 feet.)
 Seventh TOW, 25 dewberries, 5 feet apart, one scuppernong grape, space nine feet.
 Strawberries could be planted be- tween the rows until the trees become too lareg and shade the ground.
 Cereals. ! At least one acre of corn should be planted to furnish meal for the family, toll for grinding and for re- planting If desired, three acres of wheat might be planted to furnish an extra good home product" cereal.
 Syrup and Sugar.
 If, as has been found, each person South consumes appro ximately four gallons of syrup and 54 pounds oi sugar a year, 1-2 acre of sugar cane should be grown. A few hives of bees, to provide the pest sweets should be on every farm.
 In the study of farm management the farms that produce live stock tc furnish milk, meat, poultry and eggs for the family and have surplus for sale, pay better than those that do not follow this practice.
 On this two-mule farm there should be two COWS, giving approxi- motely two gallons of milk day The cows should be kept up to this Uy UClllS UlCu 1Ul Al6u' grade dairy types. Pork and PrOk Products.
 Each member of this family oi five should have one pig-aking : provision for 13S pounds of nSeat products per person and some fol sale. The waste from farm. garden orchard and kitchen should largely feed this number of pigs.
 Chickens and Eggs.
 About 40 hens (exclusive of young chickens), well selected, and cared for, would furnish eggs and meat ani surplus for some groveries, to be bought.
 Feed for the Family-Livestock.
 A suggestion--
 Cows-(And their increase).-- There should be planted two acres O corn, 6 IA acres of cotton, 1-2 acres of oats for hay, three acres of COW . peas for hay and roughage from sev en acres of corn. A good Bermuda l pasture of five acres or it's equival ent. should be provided, two acres o rye, corn or sorghum to be fed greer would help out in dry weather. |. 'Hogs-The pigs should have thu run of the COW pasture and winte cover crops. Cow peas, and peanut | grown in the corn should furnish tn, grazing. Allowing five bushels o corn per head for finishing the fiv' ! pigs, 1 1-2 acres of corn should b ; planted.
 Chickens-Fof the chickens ther' i should be planted two acres of corr , and two acres of oats. =. The Work Stock. ! For the two mules there should b 5 planted seven acres of corn, fou acres of oats, four acres of cow pea ! and two acres of pasture or gree' feed. This could be varied by th ! substitution of velvet bean hay, al