The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18

Give the Garden An Hour The department of agriculture and
 several experiment. stations have been
 conducting, for the past three years,
 certain experiments to find out just
 what size family garden can be we'll
 taken care of with 8 single hour's
 work each day, in a six-day week.
 Figuring, of course, on one individual
 as the basis of all effort and on
 hand cultivation. It has been demon-
 strated, that garden 25x25 feet,
 planted to general variety of vege- tables, Is easily taken care of and without any strenuous effort Where the land has been carefully prepared before starting the garden, 1t need not require an average of an hours work each day; in short, this size garden need not and should not in- tefere with man, occasionally, go- ing fishing. The garden exercise will do any one lot of good and ought to improve his ability to withstand
 the fatigue attending most fishing trips. Seriously, few people realize the quantity of fresh vegetables that may be produced on a very small garden spot.
 Selling Sweet Potatoes
 NhdHy COlnpldlnlS are reaching The Age Herald from farmers who are unable to sell sweet potatoes that
 they have been able to keep until now. More or less of such com plaints are to be met with every year, but there seems to be more this year than usual. All growers of sweet potatoes should keep in mind
 that if the local or southern market Is depended upon, they ought to sell before the first of April, because generally by April, there comes upon
 the market large supply of early spring vegetables which are eager
 ly sought for and always supplant,
 In a large measure, the calls for
 sweet potatoes. People are always eager for change in their diet, par ticularly in the vegetable line, hence
 the staple sweet potato falls into dis
 use-sweet potatoes at best, are very perishable. especially when the sea-
 son arrives for reproduction, and
 while dealers might have some calls
 for them, unless they can obtain in
 small quantities and dispose of them
 quickly the loss becomes consider
 able.
 Be Specific In Ordering
 Tremendous loss and disappoint-
 ment could be avoided if people
 would be more specific or explana-
 tory when ordering anything; es-
 pecially does this apply when order
 ing anything to plant or insecticides,
 fungioides and sprayers. Some will
 send in an order for seed to plant
 an acre and say nothing about the
 method to be followed In planting,
 when. often five pounds would be
 enough to plant in drills, but if sown broadcast, would require to 10 times as much. Another party will order enough spraying material for 25 trees
 and say nothing about the age or size of the trees, and some will fail to state the trouble. woman orders poppy seed, aster seed, phlox, lark spur, etc., and frequently overlooks naming any particular variety pr type wanted. Generally, if a dealer delays the order for letter, the cus- toner gets sore, cancels their order or arrives at the conclusion that the dealer don't know his business and sends the order elsewhere. Careless ness is our worst national trait, yet | 1t is easily avoidable.
 Questions and Answers Q.--I ordered King Humbert canna | last year and the flowers came yell | low. How do you account for this? Mrs. F., York.
 A-There is a yellow King Hum bert variety. although the best known one is red. It is always best | to specify colors.
 Q.-Find enclosed a sample of mighty fine cornfield bean. Can It I be bought in Birmingham? F. w., | Andalusia.
 | A-The variety is known as striped creaseback and Scotia. All | Birmingham seed stores have it. l Q.I notice my sweet potatoes 1 bedded some time ago, are rotting
 badly Can you put anything on the I beds to stop it7 D. H., Sylacauga. | Alt is doubtful If anything can be done. You might take them all up. separate the sound ones from the | decaying and rebed. Decay will geu- DOC FELL WINNER l -