. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . Members of National Market Garden Club packing fresh vege-tables for parcel-post shipment. (3) The crops should be arranged in the order of theirtime of planting, so that the planting can begin at one sideof the garden in the early spring, and proceed across untilall are in. This arrangement saves much labor in culti-vation without interfering with crops already planted. (4) If the cultivation is to be done with horse imple-ments, 2S it should be in all larger gardens, the rows should 168 AGRICULTURE run the long way, and a turf turning groun
. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . Members of National Market Garden Club packing fresh vege-tables for parcel-post shipment. (3) The crops should be arranged in the order of theirtime of planting, so that the planting can begin at one sideof the garden in the early spring, and proceed across untilall are in. This arrangement saves much labor in culti-vation without interfering with crops already planted. (4) If the cultivation is to be done with horse imple-ments, 2S it should be in all larger gardens, the rows should 168 AGRICULTURE run the long way, and a turf turning ground be left at eachend. It also pays to place in each row plants that re-quire the same kind of cultivation and that mature in aboutthe same time so that together they will get out of theway of later The boy with a hoe. Back-yard gardening. The arrangement^ shown, which will, of course, need to bemodified to meet personal requirements, presents a seasonalorder of planting. In the latitude of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,Kansas and Nebraska the first ten rows can be plantedabout April first; rows eleven to fourteen, inclusive, the lastweek in April; and the remainder about May fifteenth. Planting time and maturity.—The time required forgrowth and the date of planting the common garden vegeta-bles recommended by the United States Department ofAgriculture are as follows: THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 169 Kind of^egetable Asparagus Beans, bush Beans, poleBeets Brussels sproutsCabbage, early-Cabbage, lateCarrotsCauliflowerCeleryCorn, sweetCucumbersEggplantFrench endiveHorseradishLettuce Melon, muskmelonMelon, watermelonOnions, seedOnion,setsPeasPeppers Potatoes, IrishPumpkinsRadishesRhubarb, plantsSalsifySquash, bushSquash, lateSwiss chardTomatoesTurnips Time of plantingSouth JSgetii Ready for use
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