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Show ! . GARDEN AS I FARM AOJUNCi "Every farm homo should bo sur-I sur-I rounded with thoso things which I havo a tendency to mako llfo on tho farm enjoyable, usoful and complete I In every way," says W. H. Wicks, nor-I nor-I tlculturlst, Idaho Experiment station. I "This can bo dono In an easy nnd ef-I ef-I fectivo way by resorting to tho uso I of various kinds of horticultural I plants. "W "Of nil plantn which meet tho first ) 3W requirements of tho farmer's table tho t" garden plants are of prlmo import- I nnco. Every -farm should have Its E woll-planned and cultured vegetable I garden. Tho plan of such a garden I must bo carefully mado If best resultB J aro to bo oxpected. A farmer must j plan his garden for highest possible returns at tho minimum expenditure i of tlmo and labor, A judicious ar rangement of tho garden should glvo a continuous supply of vegetables throughout tho season. At the ex-, ex-, porimont station of this university u typIcal,Xarmer'B vegetable garden was maintained In "order to secure defi nite data on methods of culture, yield, cost of production and ndvlsablllty of maintaining such a garden on the farms of Idaho. It was found In 1003 that the value of the product from one-halt ncrc of garden was $82.19, and the net profits were $67.41. Tho value of the products of the same area in 1909 wns $9S.38, and the profits pro-fits wcra $79.22. This was tho ft-' nancial condition, but the pleasure of fresh vegetables of all kinds in their ; season, and tho real fun of growing such a garden was not computed n dollars and cents." Downey Idahoan. I l ! |