The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-05-13

these could be put along one side OF
end of the garden. Make a regular
plan and have a regular garden.
Do not plant too many things in
a garden. Plant everything in rows
8 feet apart, so that the garden can
be cultivated with the regular corn
cultivator. Give things room; there
is no use crowding on a farm. Most
of the garden should be planted to po-
tatoes. Plant a few very early ones,
and the balance to the variety you like
best for winter use. Plant some early
sweet corn-Golden Bantam-and get
this in early, and a couple of weeks
later for late corn does we'll. We make
two paintings.
If the rows are $50 feet long, plant
eight rows early and eight rows later.
Put in one row of early peas and one
of late, one of parsnips and n of
carrots or more if they are especially
liked. Two rows of snap beans and
one late. The Navy bean often does
not do we'll in the garden, as the
ground is too rich, but the string
beans that ripen are good for winter
cooking. Only a part row each of
reddish, lettuce, turnip, beets, ruta-
baga, etc., need be planted. A row of
onions is not too much. If they are
especially liked enough sets should
be planted for early use, and seed
planted for late or winter use. The
smaller can be kept for sets next year.
Tomatoes, cabbage, sq%uashes, cucum-
bers, etc, should be planter. We have
good solid Hubbard squash until April.
Consult a neighbor or gardener as to
varities.
A garden means some work, and
where irrigation is not possible re-
suits are not always satisfactory. 1t
was very dry last year and u to-
matoes were drying up. We hauled
water and soaked up the soil along the
row just once, and had all the toma-
toes we could eat and can. We dug
holes between the plants and filled
these, and after the water had soaked
away we filled up the holes. Every
farm in the dry country should ar
range to water at least a small gar
den.
Dollars and Cents.
What are these things worth? On
the farm, having them means health
and happiness and prosperity. Doing
without them means stunted growth
of children, often sickness and finan-
cial failure.
A family of five, having access to
all the milk and butter they want,
will at present prices, consume APP
proximately $4,000 worth a month, or
$4,000 worth a year. The average
per capita consumption of meat and
lard is $50 pounds, or $50 pounds for
a family of five. At twenty-five cents
a pound this would be $187.50. 1t
would be hard to estimate the value
of a good garden as this would de-
pend on the use made of it. If enough
is grown to supply the need of the
family for the year, dried, canned,
preserved and stored, it unquestiona-
bly, would be worth 100000 a year,
With any surplus of milk or garden
stuff, the chickens may be made tc
supplies the groceries and perhaps
clothing, crediting them with $1,000
to cover what is eaten would not be
too much. This gives these projects
an estimated value for farm supplies
alone of $727.5O. 1t is probable that
few farm families spend this much
for these things if they do not raise
or produce them, but we do believe
that any family of five, with access
to these things would use as much or
more.
But the point is, that any of these
things that are bought, take money
that could be used for other purposes.
The keeping of one or more cows, a
few brood sows, a flock of chickens
and making a good garden does not
interfere with growing all the small
grain that should be grown.
This is simply an outline of the
methods of successful farmers-grow-
ing their living, having some livestock
and growing alfalfa, sweet clover and
corr and sunflowers for feed, and ro-
tating crops. Anyone wanting more
detailed information regarding the
handling of cows, hogs, chickens. or
growing a garden may obtain it by
writing this paper. There are splen-
did bulletins published on these sub
iects. by the Experiment Stations and
Department of Agriculture, that are
free for the asking.
There is not and never has been a
farming country that has made a per-
manent success of farming, that has
not given attention to these things.
Get some cows, hogs, chickens and
make a garden. 1t means more work,
and it also mea success. 1t is the
way out of the wilderness. so hit the
trail. Let's go!