Show Home Gardens Need f Pr Proper per Fertilizer Apply Manure at Rate Rate- t of 10 to to 20 Tons Per Peri Acre I l' l I F Fertilizer for the tho tine typical home garden garden gar gar- den should consist of manure supplemented with a n complete compte e y vegetable g ta ble fertilizer or with says 13 F. F O O. Underwood of the thc v vegetable geta ble Ie garden department at ut tho the New NewYork York Vork State C College of Agriculture at Manure should be applied at lit atthe the tine rate rated of 10 to 20 tons to an nn acre or or on or the tine b basis o of smaller areas 00 GO GOto to pounds to square re feet of space The supplementary fert fertilizers sh should be applied at fit the tine rate of two to three poun pounds s to square feet of at garden gurden On Qa rich soils It Is often advisable to not manure too heavily as tomatoes t and d root crops may produce l' l excessive top tor growth nt af at the expense of fruit and roots Under such conditions either or a n complete commercial garden fertilizer will wll usually y o overcome the tine difficulty If rh manure 1 lUle is not available leaves f lawn clippings anti and similar plant refuse e may muy he be used as US r a source of humus These should be supplemented with two to four pounds of ot u a hl high grade h lad garden fertilizer for each ench square feet Where the soil Is sour many V vegetable vegetable J- J benefit by an nn application ol of lime e. Six pounds of g ground lime limestone stone tone or half halt as much h hydrated limp lime I. I may amy be us used d for each aach IOU square leer feer w where lere th there Ie is an nn Indication that hint lime Is need needed d Applications may may he be made ever every three or four Cour our years eUlS Home fome I gardeners should be cautioned however how bow c ever cr r that the tine organism causing scab of at po potatoes Is s s nore active In limed s soils ls Professor Underwood says One way way to avoid this tints difficulty where lime Is needed Is to put IlOt lime limen on n part hart of the tine garden at a time and und andon andOh on Oh Q this part plant vegetables other than potatoes or beets he points out |