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Show Millard County Progress Annual Farm Supplement, Fillmore, Utah 84631, Friday, April 16, 1982 Page 9 Fertilizer growth Rapid of high quality vegetables requires an other crops which become over-matur- e rapidlv at adequate Mtpplv of soil nutrients. Nitrogren and harvest time. phosphorous are the elements most like( to he deficient in Utah soils. Apply 3 pounds of afertilizer, or equivalent, for each 1(H) square feet of garden. You may broadcast half of the fertilizer before plowing and work the other half into the surface 3 inches of soil alter plowing. Fertilizer applied in bands 3 inches deep and 3 inches to the side of the row of seeds or 6 inches deep and 3 to 6 inches to the side ol small transplanted plants will be more efficiently utilized bs the plant, but is more difficult to apply. mine or plants germinating seeds will be injured it the lerl ilizer is placed above 01 directly tinder the furrow 01 closer than 3 inches to i In- a and a late variety of sweet corn at the same lime to spread the harvest period. and late varieties are the best side. manure Well-rotte- is of value in supplying nutrients and improving the test tire ol the soil to make the tillage operations easier. Apply I to 2 bushels of manure to each 100 square feet. If manure is supplied each year. 2 pounds of treble superphosphate per lot) square feel may be used in place of the V Plant an early, for canning quality semi-early- . and freezing. 4. Plant each variety of sweet corn in a block three or four rows wide. You will get better filled cars because of better pollination. 5. When Keep space occupied. earlv crops such as lettuce, peas, radish, and spinach are gone, make second seedings or plant vegetables such as snap beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cabbage. cauliflower, sweet corn, kohlirabi, summer squash and Swiss chard. 6. I or better tomato viclds. use double-hil- l planting 16 inches between plants). 7. Control weeds early. An hour hoeing spent small weeds will save hours of work later when weeds arc mature. 8. Control insects when they first appear. Know the control methods of different insects and apply as directed. See your county agent for detailed information. (ertilizer. A Few Garden Tips There is no substitute for eivod seed. There arc many varieties on the market. Buy only the best. 2. Plant only a few feet of a row at one lime if plant ine lettuce, peas, radishes, and 1 . Planning Your Garden The average needs of a family of five for any particular vegetable should be supplied by the amounts suggested in this circular. Included in the estimates arc for canning, portions and storing. freezing. Increase the or decrease length of row to suit the size and preference of the family. The should be in an fertile-soi- A with l . water It should be easily accessible to the housewife and children so that produce can be gathered with the least possible effort. The garden should be carefully planned. Most of the space will be occupied by the favorite family's vegetables, but we strongly recommend that different new vegetables and newer varieties be tried. Utah gardeners might ptofitablv grow asparagus, rhubarb, broccoli, cauliflower, endive parsley, salsify. Swiss chard, kale and egg plant. Seasoning and flavoring herbs arc not listed, but they. too. grow well in Utah. ample supply-available- Time of Planting Actual planting dates will vary with the season and the locality. Planting each group of vegetables during weather period suggested the important thing. the is Fstimatcd planting dates are for an average seat in the warmer parts of the counties adjacent to Great Salt I akc and Utah l ake. In Utah's low altitude Dixie the planting season usually will be a month or more earlier. In some of the cooler localities, only the early maturing varieties of warm season crops such as tomatoes or the hardy and vegetables will produce a crop. semi-hard- y compost of grass clippings, leaves, straw, or waste portions of vegetables garden vegetable Compost or any hcrhacious crop residue may be used in place of manure. The compost is made by piling the organic materials in layers 6 inches thick and covering with a thin layer of soil until the pile is approximately 4 feet wide. .4 feel high, and as long as is needed to contain the matcrials available. Care should be taken to spread clippings in a thin laver. As the pile is being made, 2 should he cups of spread on each bushel ot oiganic material. The pile should be kept moist to hasten decomposition. I ess watering will be required it boards arc placed around the sides ot the pile and a basin is made bv ridging soil around the top ot the pile to retain water or so that the basin inav be filled quicklv bv a hose. New varieties of vegetables ate teleased each year. They inav or may not be superior to varieties currently best adapted to Utah conditions. A new varietv would not be released if it were not superior to existing varieties in some important characteristics. such as curliness, quality or disease resistance. Nome of the new varieties are outstanding in our gardens. I or example, any gardener in I tali max enjoy ripe tomatoes bv planting the carlv maturing varieties. Itesto and Morel on Hvhrid. I he new all female hybrids ot cucumbers produce excellent viclds ol cucumbers on compact plants. Manx other examples might he cued, but (vi haps the most convincing observation would come r win the experienced c.iidcnct who grows the best new vaiici us available and vcrlainlv would not be content without them I Planting For Overwintering In order 10 have soiik Ulrciahlcv nuiutc earlier in ihe vpr mi a uixkI method in jo plant in the lall and overwinter i lie vonne seedlmcv ( bailees ol having pood winter survival depend to a ere.it extent on the plaiutne lime in the tall. I aree plants are penerallv killed and small ones are usualtv heaved otn ol the pround Onions, leituee and spinach have been satistaciorilv prown method tlm hv Ihe crops Nhould he kept liec ol weeds hi the tall .o well as ihe spnnp. Irnpaiion should not he overlooked il I needed ettike should not he thinned onii) the tune ot severe Irctviiu' has passed tn n cailv spurn the spnnp application ol a ID 2d ' tetnliei. ot Citmaleut. is 'fimulumit' in helpful erowth Wafer Supply Outlook 1982 SOUTHERN UTAH The water supply outlook is above normal for most areas except the extreme southwest portion the of state. Forecasts range from 80S at the Virgin at Hurricane to 206 for the inflow to Minersville Reservoir on Beaver Creek. March precipitation was above normal, generally of greater than 200 Beaver and Coal Creek drainages. Snowpack measurements at Upper sevier. 131; Lower precipitation along the Sevier drainage averages 110 to 190, Virgin 120 and over the 110 to 125 137; East Sevier, 123; 58and the Virgin Beaver, 1 Basin. 107. Streamflow, October through March was above normal. Flow at Sevier River at Hatch was 25,000 acre-fee- Seasonal average. Sevier. Fork 1 17; Sevier Kingston 55,700 122 and Beaver River near Beaver 6.800 acre-feet, acre-fee- t. 108. d Cattle were brought to the second his on voyage. Christopher Columbus by New-Worl- ! VI 71 ( ;A ( Wh -- .i1 - zzz JtM ,W7 Protect your investment with Kendall Confidence. Our POUR YOUR CEMENT FOR MANGERS FOOTINGS CEMENT FLOORS OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS CARLING & COMPANY Depot Rd.. Fillmore 743-69- 63 Fuel Efficiency Package. It saves you lmonev in the long run. And the short run, too. M Johnson Distributing (Fergs) 260 W. 500 So. Fillmore, Utah t. River near 743-54-20 |