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Show Planting Garden Is Good Hobby, Food Cost Savings Are you one of the expected 70 million In the United States who will be planting vegetable gardens this year? Many people see this as one way to individually cope with I the concerns of inflation, recession and world food shortages. Many also see gardening as an ideal source of personal fulfillment, recreation, child training, and family togetherness. Whatever the motivation, experts say the millions of gardens that will be planted this year constitute an enterprise worth several billion dollars. Whatever motivates you to get in the act of producing some of your own food, whether in a large garden, small garden, spaded sunny corner of the lawn or in a window planter, Dr. Alvin R. Harrison says you will derive much more enjoyment and benefit by seeking out and planting some of the many new varieties that have been developed for the home garden. Dr. Harrison, extension horticulturist with Utah State University, calls attention to a good source of recommendations for growing vegetables in Utah. It's Extension Circular 313 entitled, "Growing Vegetables Recommended Varities for Utah," published by USU at Logan. A copy may be obtained for 15 cents from your county Extension agent or from the Bulletin Mailing Room, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322. He also suggests obtaining from one of several plant and seed companies an interesting illustrated catalogue giving descriptions of standard vegetable varieties and new introductions The county agent can give the address of several companies that have vegetable varieties generally adapted for growing in Utah. Dr. Harrison said, "In gardening you will succeed directly in relation to the interest you take and the effort you expend to learn some of the techniques. The information on gardening possessed by the experts is available to anyone who is sufficiently interested to learn basic requirements for vegetable production and to carefully observe conditions associated with success and failure." He noted that despite the popular notion about the person with the magical green thumb, there is really no magical ability which separates the beginning gardener from the expert. "The main difference," he said, "is usually the years of experience, coupled with keen observation and effort expended to obtain information from those who understand the basic techniques of gardening. Regardless of your experience, we encourage you to join those 70 million gardeners in the United States who are doing something for themselves to help solve financial and food problems of our time." Junior Nay, operator ol Utah Stale University experimental farm in Garfield County stands by huge 2.000 pound bull, the largest presently being observed at the facility. The 200 acre farm and livestock operation hat been under Nay's direction for the past 12 years with USU officials constantly keeping track of records. |
