Show barden FOR DRY FARM land should be plowed deeply in strips five feet wide before planting dead furrows should be given extra plowing and some leaf mold or aumua humua from cattle or sheep corral the correct principle in this domestic branch ot dry farming Is to provide moisture tor the rows of vegetables in the dry farm garden by drainage from the adjoining soli sur we all know how easy it even on the dry farm to raise flowers plants creepers etc in little beds around the bouse and under the drip from the root this drainage from the root provides from a larger area than the plant could other wise receive hence it gets more than its share more than its share would he in the field athla la the principle we apply to the garden for a few feet of epach more or less made btttle and more space means moisture especially when we chow how all tha water which falls on this space can be drained directly to the roots of th plants the lana or the garden should be plowed as deeply as possible in strips five feet alda which will leave a dead furrow every five feet and a ridge or back furrow between every two dead furrows in other words alter date hollows and ridges the row of vegetables are of course in the hollows and get the run off or drainage from the ridges which gives them about three times ae much water AS the crops in the field receive before planting however the dead furrows should be given an extra plowing to allow plenty of depth tor rooting and some leaf mold or corral humus mixed in with the soil for the garden there is nothing like leaf mold it you can get it but tailing that the next best thing is aumua humua from some old cattle or sheep corral writes E R parsons in the dakota farmer it will pay well to haul a ew loads of leaf mold and distribute it up and down the dead furrows before plowing under it may seem a good deal 0 work but one good fertilizing will last tor several years and green peas fresh beans cabbages carrots turnips beets asparagus etc with nearly every meal are surely worth while the site tor the garden should be selected where the soil Is rich and deep but where there Is no choice near the house Is always the handiest some enterprising folks will often pack water to their garden but ehlt should never be done early in the teason because it encourages the plants to root too near the surface and then when warm weather cornea they can with difficulty be prevented rom wilting therefore it plants are watered at all they should be watered only as a last resort at or near matur ing time to water by hand hills ol 01 melons squashes and cucumbers even tomatoes there is nothing handler than a quart can with some holes in the bottom sunk in each hill the water Is poured into the can and leaks eflowly into the ground and sub irrigates jhb plant without any waste the garden should be kept well cultivated or hoed and no crusts al owed to form and it all these details are properly attended to will prove a material addition to the resources at the farm in planting in the row plenty ol 01 apace also Is necessary a good rula being to give everything twice aa much room as usual cabbage planted two feet apart in the row and the rows five feet apart have square feet to exploit tor moisture with a precipitation of 12 inches ten square feet will receive pounds of water now we can raise a very good cabbage on pounds and a fine cauliflower on pounds so that it the precipitation la conserved in the soil the year around we can allow nearly half for waste by evaporation and then raise a fine garden asparagus and pie plant do barly well without irrigation while peas lettuce and radishes should be planted as early as possible to avoid the heat beans always do well also melons cucumbers and squashes when deep rooted otherwise they will wilt easily and become stunted the lettuce bed should be shaded in summer with a board or two strawberries should be planted two feet apart in the row and no runners allowed turnip should be planted late to avoid the little hoppers which eat the leaves ashes however will help to keep them away also on the radish bed some of the best flowers are holly hocks petunias pet unias eastup hums phlox and copples the best climber Is the virginia creeper in the seed books it Is listed as am beauty of petunias Pet unias there was once a time when no flower lover would have planted a garden without having petunias pet unias in it and now that the plant experts have evolved many wonderful new forms ahls flower Is regaining its old time popularity bow the seeds in a warm and sunny spot and see to it that the plants never suffer from lack of wa ler garden sac 1 0 have garden bass all tails ur continuous planting 7 r J |