The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-01-17
Two-Family Garden
with Care It Could Be Made Both
More Beautiful and More Profitable

More Beautiful and More Profitable
The garden spot is the most pro-
ductive fraction of an acre on most
farms, yet on many it is often one Of
the most neglected in many respects
In the hurry and rush of the spring
work It is MANFRED possibly, and plow-
ed and planted, or partls planted, and
then the care Of it falls to the women
and children. If the farmer were to
carefully consider the proportion of
the family living that comes from the
garden, he would realize that it de-
serves much more careful attention
than it receives from him.
Not only can the garden be made
much more profitable, and help out
the family ration by increasing it and
also by balancing it somewhat better.
but it can be made means of consid-
cradle supplement to the income re-
ceived from the principal farm In
dustries. By having two-family gar
den--that is, raising garden stuff
enough for two families and finding
customer In town or city who would
like to have the garden (and other)
products direct from the farm at least
once a week-more could be realized
from the farm. both for the family
table and the family purse. Many a
town or city housewife would be glad
to receive a good-sized market basket
full of fresh garden stuff directly from
The producer by parcel post, express.
or directly delivered by the farmers
own conveyance-whiche would
prove the most satisfactory and econ
omical
While there is quite list of vege-
tables that can be grown In practically
any garden, yet very many gardens are
limited to a comparatively small num-
Der of vegetables, few others being
included rather incidentally In I'LL
dertaking to conduct two-family gar
den one Of the first things of import
ance is to secure contract with the
town or city consumer to be supplied.
This Is important because the city
family has probably been using many
kinds of vegetables that the farmer
has not raised, at least not In any
garden should be begun as early as
possible. The kinds of vegetables to
be raised should be decided upon after
learning the quantit1s and kinds used
by the city family concerned, good
seed secured In plenty of time, and
such work done toward the prepare
ton of the garden as the weather will
oh yal1
those used direct from the garden in
summer, should be kept in mind.
These include not only such as dry
navy, kidney and lima beans, but also
lettuce, kale, spinach, cabbage, celery,
carrots, turnips and the like, depend
ing on the particular sections of the
country (For instructions and details
on gardening, see United States De-
partment of Agriculture Farmers Bull
letins 255 and 1907 AS stated above,
the town or city consumer will likely
desire vegetables that are not now
particularly used or cared for by the
farm family, but the aim should be to
produce that which would be desired
by the customer as we'll as that desired
by the farm family if the plan is to
succeed.
In planning for two-family garden,
not only should the different kinds of
vegetables be provided for but partic-
lar attention should be paid to the de-
sires of the customer with reference
to quality Many city housewives, for
instance, may desire stringless beans;
when they ask for these they have In
mind more a quality than varietal
name, and If they ask for stringless
beans and are assured that they can
receive them, and then when they
come to use them find that they have
strings, they will not only be disap-
pointed to a considerable extent but
discouraged at the idea Of direct
marketing as being preferable to Sc
curing their Vegetables in the ordinary
way from the city market or grocery
store. While it will not be possible to
cater to all the whims Of the would-be
customer, it must be kept In mind that
the farmers family usually takes such
quality as is produced without any par
ticular questioning, but when city
consumer orders from farmer he ex'
poets to get produce Of quality which
he has in mind, and every endeavor
should be made to meet his reasonable
requirements so that the business may
be established upon mutually salts.
factory working basis. Give pur.
chaser what he or she wants and is |
willing to pay for.
Not only will this plan provide an
outlet for vegetables (and 1t is prac'
tically as easy to raise vegetables for
two families as for one), but 1t will al
so establish contact through which
various other farm products may be