. Agriculture and the farming business . f the previous crop. Nasturtiums or Astors for Border on One Side First Planting O Tomatoes Carrots Stringless Beans Carrots Tomatoes Carrots Wax Beans Carrots Tomatoes Beets Stringless Beans Beets Tomatoes Onions Onions Onions Radishes Radishes Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Second Planting Third Planting Late Icicle Radish Late Icicle Radish Late Head Lettuce Turnips Early Beans Spinach Late Beans Early Beans Spinach Late Beans Early Beans Spinach Late Beans o Parsley and Mint (half of each) for Border The eastern and western borders may be of vegetablegreen
. Agriculture and the farming business . f the previous crop. Nasturtiums or Astors for Border on One Side First Planting O Tomatoes Carrots Stringless Beans Carrots Tomatoes Carrots Wax Beans Carrots Tomatoes Beets Stringless Beans Beets Tomatoes Onions Onions Onions Radishes Radishes Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Second Planting Third Planting Late Icicle Radish Late Icicle Radish Late Head Lettuce Turnips Early Beans Spinach Late Beans Early Beans Spinach Late Beans Early Beans Spinach Late Beans o Parsley and Mint (half of each) for Border The eastern and western borders may be of vegetablegreens, such as spinach, Swiss chard, etc. Distance betweenrows, nine inches. In place of two rows of carrots as shown inthe plan it may be well to substitute peas. In the easternstates the early varieties will keep the ground occupied through-out the season. Instead of one or two rows of tomatoes usea row of salsify and a row of parsnips. The first row of onionsshould be onion sets, with the idea of harvesting them early 318 AGRICULTURE AND. 3 as o o a o M Q C5 THE FARMING BUSINESS 319 and getting them out of the way before the tomato plants arelarge. Bulbs of the early blooming flowers, such as tulips, cro-cuses, etc., may be placed in the ground late in the fall andmuch of their blooming completed before planting time for thegarden. Fall greens such as spinach and kale should be plantedas other crops mature. Plant asters and other fall bloomingplants wherever possible. Leave no vacant space in yourgarden. Profit From Home Canning of Vegetables and FruitPurchased for Cash (Canning work done at Pawtucket, R. I.) Market Returns Market for Article Quantitj Cost of Sugar Number Canned Product of Jars Products Asparagus 61b. $ 2 $ Shell Beans Vz bu .50 4 String Beans 2 bu. Z2 Wax Beans Ibu. 15 Beets 10 bunch. .25 • 4 Carrots 10 bunch. .25 4 Cherries 2qt. .30 lib. 1 .60 Corn 13 dz. cars 9V2 Currants 10 pt. .50 21b. 4 Peaches 4
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