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Show 'fastle Valley Comments . . . j & busi of changing J to arising at the rf5:J0.m. and f dock somehow knows S vn the ala"" rings off 4 30. ugh! At least Jter still knows when to " spoaight Irtat to do spotlight on 'Ltle Valley Institute; its wT wives and students. U. on Tuesday and igM. the institute Jj, cooling demonstration. like the one held in Sub Before each demonstra- students treated us to tf of the most beautiful lac I have heard in a long L i could have sat and to them for hours fle students participated in of the cooking demon-Lrions. demon-Lrions. At the end of each pfAg they had prepared a .y, with samples of the foods fcsoostrated or talked about, tfioot doubt everything 'nsoeBcious! Not to mention outaiely nutritious to the lolv. The residents at Castle Iiiv really appreciated the ftd'and preparations that nut into these two evenings. Good nutrition is a way of Sfeind the wonderful people itk Castle Valley Institute sBigood dimple for all of us KfcHow. Drive up sometime ud visit their beautiful ohm. You will always find a "tsfidhr smile and welcome. Homestead Hints Iwnt to continue this week ct gardening. Gardening is 9 an exciting adventure to ik. I've had unbelieving faods who have shaken their bods at me in amazement ilea 1 get all excited about snposts, fertilizers, seeds, adjust plain dirt Bo after a sample of my knegrown produce, those sne unbelievers have bene be-ne gardening freaks, too. la's get down to some basics: ; How to Start a Garden 1 Decide how much ground kese, dig the soil as soon as : possible, sun, wind and rain 3 help to condition the soil. '1 Choose your fertilizers, (i Compost, kitchen waste, piss clippings, garden ref-Ke. ref-Ke. (b) Animal manure: toe, cattle, chicken, rabbit, H (c) Organic fertilizers: Bra meal, blood meal, ceonseed meal, and others. ;1 Compost materials take foe to decompose to the state fen the nutrients become .Bible to plants, therefore iter fertilizers should be used until this Is available. Organic meals listed above are good, but expensive (about 40 per pound.) 5. Vegetables can be divided into two groups, cool weather and warm weather. The group we are concerned with at present is the cool group. The other will be dealt with in a later article. 6. Vegetables recommended for cool weather: Fava beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cauli-flower, lettuce, parsnips, radishes, rad-ishes, parsley, spinach, onion seeds and onion sets. 7. Hints for sowing: Follow directions on seed packet until experience suggests other methods. Sow seeds thinly but space the rows so ground is not wasted but at the same time giving plants room to mature. Get the soil in good condition before sowing seeds, after digging the rake is a good tool to use, work the soil until you have a good loam. 8. The growing season is here now and it is recommended recommend-ed that some of the above seeds be sown as the soil can be worked into a suitable condition. Also now is a good time to plant fruit trees and bare root prices appear to be reasonable. Today's Thought He who sits cross-legged with mouth open waiting for roast duck to fly in is going to have a long hunger. Old Confucian Proverb |