Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-26

injecting his personal preference and
opinions into such matters. .s,
- Location of Garden. -
The garden should be located on
the best lane on the farm, prefer
! ably near the house. if the soil Is
good. In the drier sections. where
possible, some irrigation should be
planned for. Frequently the applica-
ton of water, even if it must be
hauled, means success instead of fail
ure with tomatoes, tucumbers, etc
Having the garden .handy..gsso thai 1t
a be worked at d times. and the
vegetables easily secured for use, is
important.
Size of Garden. -
In this region Of big farms there is
no reason for stinting on the gardens.
If the farmstead were property laid
out, and it is lamentable that there
has been so little. attention paid to
these things. two acres or more
should be allowed for : small fruits
and vegetables. For a half section
farm, the farmstead should comprise
at least 10 acres. and be well pro-
tected with shelter belts and sno"
traps.
The. farmstead and shelter belt or
the average half section farm should
provide room enough for an acre and
a half or two acres to be devoted to
garden and orchard. This should be
on good soil and if possible, well
protected and fenced. An acre is not
too much to be devoted to an ordl-
nary vegetable garden, especially if
the potatoes are to be raised in this
garden. If the potatoes are not grown
in the garden, but in regular field TO
tation, so much land is not needed FOX
other. vegetables. a good. sized gar
den would be about $50 feet wide and
800 feet long. The shape would
have little to do with the garden, ex-
cept that it is desirable to have !!
long enough so that most OF the work
can be done with cams ,.
/ Pkan and Arrangement
It IS desirable to have all the be-.
ries and perennials or the part OF the
, garden which does not have to be
l planted every year, at one side o!
; end, SO it will not interfere will
working the other part. This per
manent part of the garden, az !
might be called. may include, the as
paragus, rheubarb. horse radish, cur
. rants, gooseberries. strawberries, ant
= even some orpamentals, such as roses
peones, hollyhocks, ETC.. Such thing
t need not cup more than .one-fftl
g to one-fourth of the area. and wouls
/ probably supply all the peeds OF tn
ordinary farm. Everything els
t should be planted in rows, beginning
/ at one side and planting first thos'
things which will stand early plant
e ing.
It is also advisable to keep in min.
e that it. is well to. have.a rotation
q That is. it is not q good practice tt
!plant potatoes or corn or any othe
garden truck in the same place ever;
e year. It is Also a good Plan. it con
r venient to do so, to change the gar
: den plot occasionally. as there ar
diseases which accumulate IN the SO!
{ because the same plants are grow!
there continuously.
> IT will be a great surprise to any
; one who has not followed the rov
method Il end how a It Is to kee!
the garden in shape by planting ev
! erything in rows three to three and
halt feet apart 50 that a team ca!
be usedswtth the regular corn culti
Gator. The amount Of .work that Will
t have to be done will amount to YER
little, If careful attention is givey. t
: the cultivation every week or S
4 through the summer.