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Show 18 FARM, RANCH & GARDEN 1976 Edition-Ap- ril, Once thought poisonous A homily to the tomato Its hard to believe, but in family. So do the' potato, most pepper, and eggplant, but America, colonists thought the tomato they did not have nearly as was poisonous. Toward the much trouble being acmiddle of the 19th centruay, cepted as edible vegetables. this notion was gradually Nor was the tomato helped dispelled, and the tomato by its good looks. The took its place as one of our early tomato was yellow and most popular vegetables. about the size of a cherry. The lovelyripetomato that Despite these drawbacks, we pick off our plants today the tomato earned an early as an bears little realtionship to reputation the tomatl that was first aphrodisiac. One food grown by the Incas and historian gives this exPeruvians and eventually planation: During the 16th brought to Europe by the century the Spanish were Spanish conquistadors in the known as Moors. When a 16th century. Frenchman inquired about The Spanish and Italians the funny yellow apples were the first Europeans to his friend was growing, his use the new food as an friend replied that they were or ingredient in soups and porno de Moro stews. Moors apples. The FrenThe Elizabethans thought chman thought he said or love it an odious pomo damour vegetable yielding little nourishment apples, and for years afto the bodie. So they grew terwards, tomatoes were tomatoes on trellises to use known by this name. It was the Italians who as ornamental garden developed a tomato that was plants. Fashionable Parisians of sweet and tasty enough to be the 16th century thought the eaten raw. Immigrants from Italy tomato was peasant food. It wasnt until Napoleons this new tomato to America late in the 19th century. inEmpress Eugenie troduced Spanish tomato Today, the tomato is an dishes to the court in 1850 American staple. A good that the tomato was truly source of vitamins A and C. in France. it is enjoyed raw, fried, accepted was broiled, stuffed, and as a there Perhaps justification for the tomatos relish. An unbeatable addition to any meal, slow rise to popularity. The ounces of tomato (botanically a fruit; three and raw tomato a a contain a and cultivation use, by vegetable) belongs to the mere 22 calories. The same posionous Nightshade amount canned (liquids and early low-calor- ie one-ha- lf solids) adds up to only 21 calories. Once found in the produce department only during the summer months, tomatoes are now grown out of season in hot houses and sold year around in grocery stores and super markets. Few home vegetable gardens are without tomato plants. One thing you can count on sheep doing is eating as Mark Romander (in truck) Clyde Leichman (throwing hay) and Boyd Marsing (owner of the sheep) well know. The sheep industry has been well established in the area for many years. 195 ' give you a reputation as the greenest thumb in the neighborhood. Plant anywhere there is good soil and plenty of sun. A garden does not have to be a scaled-dow- n version of the farmers field. You can sow your seeds in any sunny nook or corner. But six hours of sun is essential, the experts say. Consider what efficiency means in gardening then mulch to retain moisture and discourage weeds, use the trickle system of watering with a perforated hose to release a steady supply of moisture directly to the ground, choose vegetable varieties that can be trained on poles to save space. And if you stagger your rows in a honeycomb crop and Rx for good Plan ahead so that your land is fully occupied. Lettuce wilts in hot weather; when its finished pull it up and plant another crop. Successive plantings will not only help feed your family in the summer, theyll give you bounty for the freezer too. You can beat the frost if you tent your garden with a plastic film ; your plants will continue to mature during the warm sunny days. When frost heavy finally Lirt" ted Spe cial $13495 7 WITH FREE EXTRA CHAIN Save 7V,302! MINI MAC 30. Our popular super lightweight with automatic oiling. 1.8 cu. in. engine. 12" bar. ANDERSON LUMBER CO. 42 threatens, get your produce indoors. Tomatoes can ripen in a covered box, while parlsey and chives continue to grow on your kitchen South Carbon Ave. Price 637-055- 4 INTERMOUNTAIN windowsill. FARMERS STORE Vegetable gardening is fun. It can also be fruitful when you apply a little ingenuity along with the fertilizer. 240 West 1st North Price 637-065- 2 health: plant a home garden In recent years, a growing number of doctors, have prescribed gardening as therapy patients. for their Social workers, too, find that city vegetable gardens keep youngsters happy, creative, and out of mischief. Doctors, also, heed their own good advice. In a recent survey by the American Medical Association, it was noted that 137,500 of our nations physicians find relaxation in gardening over 50 percent more than play golf! It doesnt take much for nature to produce her bountiful crops of plump, fresh vegetables loaded with vit amins and good flavor. And where nature leaves off, the gardener steps in to water, fertilize or remedying the spray problems of drought, poor soil, bugs and plant disease. One word of warning gardening can be habit forming. Once you have experienced the satisfaction of bringing your first homegrown vegetables to the table, you are hooked. And you and your family are bound to live happier and healthier ever after! Pre-engineer- ed Metal Buildings butler buildings division Business Commercial Farm or Ranch Piriee 2 Miles East of Price Phone 637-189- 0 |