. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. jp// BETTER FRUIT Page Jj or wish to have their children take an interest in the garden to hire a laborer to do the heavy preliminary spading or breaking up of the soil. This heavy work frequently disgusts novices and children who would continue to take an interest in the garden if their task was simply to fine and cultivate soil already broken up. The following amounts of seed the garden specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture say are needed to plant approximately 100 feet of row, or enough to supply vegetables for a family of four: Snap Beans
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. jp// BETTER FRUIT Page Jj or wish to have their children take an interest in the garden to hire a laborer to do the heavy preliminary spading or breaking up of the soil. This heavy work frequently disgusts novices and children who would continue to take an interest in the garden if their task was simply to fine and cultivate soil already broken up. The following amounts of seed the garden specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture say are needed to plant approximately 100 feet of row, or enough to supply vegetables for a family of four: Snap Beans, 1 pint; Pole Lima Beans, % pint; Bush Lima Beans, % to 1 pint; Early Cabbage, Vi ounce; Carrot, 1 ounce; Cauliflower, 1 packet; Celery, 1 packet; Cucumber, Vi ounce; Eggplant, 1 packet; Kale, or Swiss Chard, V-i ounce; Parsley, 1 packet; Parsnips, % ounce; Salsify, 1 ounce; Summer Squash, % ounce; Hubbard Type Squash, Vi ounce. The following vegetables, the special- ists say, will undoubtedly be planted in larger amounts than those just men- tioned, and the amounts of seed given will be a guide for ordinary require- ments. Some families may need more of the various vegetables and others would need less: Beet, 4 ounces; Late Cabbage, ¥2 to 1 ounce; Sweet Corn, 1 pint; Lettuce, 1 ounce; Muskmelon, 1 ounce; Onion Sets, 2 quarts; Garden Peas, 2 to 4 quarts; Radish, 1 to 2 ounces; Spinach, Vi pound in spring and V-i pound in fall; Late Tomatoes, % ounce; Tur- nips, % pound; Watermelon, 1 ounce. The string beans, bush lima beans, sweet corn, lettuce, peas and radishes will not all be planted at one time, but successive plantings two to three weeks apart will be made so as to have a fresh supply throughout the season. Of early Irish potatoes one peck to one-half bushel will be required, and of late potatoes one-half bushel to one bushel, or more, depending upon the amount of ground available for this purpose. If possible, enough Irish potatoes should be grown to last throughout the
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