. Boone County Recorder . which means more enjoy-^?ment from the table standpoint; (2) roflt, both as regards saving of gro-cery bills and Possible sales; (3) Thequantity that can be produced on agiven area, especially In towns andvillages where space is limited; ( will be cut off, leaving small a whichwill be trained along the wire as in-dicated in figure two. Figure two shows the. yine after Ithas been prunedj The one year oldcanes are stretched along the wiresand tied there before the growthstarts. The main trunks should be securelyfastened to the wires In order to pro-tect the vines fro
. Boone County Recorder . which means more enjoy-^?ment from the table standpoint; (2) roflt, both as regards saving of gro-cery bills and Possible sales; (3) Thequantity that can be produced on agiven area, especially In towns andvillages where space is limited; ( will be cut off, leaving small a whichwill be trained along the wire as in-dicated in figure two. Figure two shows the. yine after Ithas been prunedj The one year oldcanes are stretched along the wiresand tied there before the growthstarts. The main trunks should be securelyfastened to the wires In order to pro-tect the vines from being damaged bythe wind. The possibility of canning, for winter,the surplus. A definite plan should bemade. The kinds of vegetables, theirperloctof growth and the time of plant-ing must be considered. By compan-ion crops we mean two that can beplanted together, one of which will bematured before the other needs thespace very badly. By successioncrops we mean that one crop is har-vested in time to permit the planting. By a careful plan and a knowledge ofthe plants we can get two and some-times three crops from the same area. Without going into detail regardingspecific vegetables, It Is not here outof place to urge that every farmerand at least every villager in Kentuckyshould have a strawberry bed. Scarce-ly a fruit can be named where moregood fruit, which means pleasure andprofit, can be so easily gotten fromthe same sized plot. As regards fertilizer, none betterthan good manure can be recommend-ed. For such crops as lettuce wherea quick leafy growth is desired, a verylight sprinkling of nitrate of soda at orlust after planting time, will be foundbeneficial. This is conducive to leafyrather than to fruit growth and shouldbe used sparingly. Outside the Blue-grass region, phosphorus, either asacid phosphate or as raw ground rock*may be advantageously applied. Keep the hens comfortable. Theydont mind a little cold if the quarter*are dry.
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