. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 72 THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS BEANS PAY BEST. From Mrs. D. B. Whisler, Creighton, Mo. I am trying lo write you a true story about the success we have had in raising garden. 1 think we have more profit off of beans, both field beans and bush beans, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, turnips, and onions than most anything else in the garden seed line. Now these seeds which I've men- tioned above, we scarcely ever have a failure in, especially when we have Field's seed. The way to grow the best garden is, I think, lo select
. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 72 THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS BEANS PAY BEST. From Mrs. D. B. Whisler, Creighton, Mo. I am trying lo write you a true story about the success we have had in raising garden. 1 think we have more profit off of beans, both field beans and bush beans, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, turnips, and onions than most anything else in the garden seed line. Now these seeds which I've men- tioned above, we scarcely ever have a failure in, especially when we have Field's seed. The way to grow the best garden is, I think, lo select a good, rich patch, then plow it good and deep in the fall and again at planting time. Then with a good garden plow and drill put in your seeds, and as soon as the little plants are large enough to sow right good, we always begin to stir the ground to keep it loose and also keep the little weeds from getting the start of the plants. We always plant as much as an acre, from that to two acres in garden potatoes and sweet corn. We have good luck with sweet corn, also. Mrs. D. B. Whisler, Creighton, A town lot corn patch WON A PRIZE ON FLOWERS. From Etta Gamble, Hume, Missourl The melons and cucumbers did fairly well. Raised lots of summer onion sets, and the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Field, Henry, 1871- [from old catalog] comp. Shenandoah, Ia. , The Henry Field seed co.
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