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Show GROW CUCUMBERS ON FENCES Plants Require Considerable Space, and for That Reason Are Net Suitable for Small Garden. Two to five hills of cucumbers usual ly will produce enough for the ordinary ordi-nary family. Cucumbers require con slderable space, nnd for lhat reason they may not fit into the scheme of small gardens. It Is pnsslb'e. however, to plant the cucumbers alonT a fence or near a building and train the vinos on a support of wire or st ri 1 1 ir-i so that they will not encumber the gnuna' or occupy the space required by otlio-crops. otlio-crops. In making the hills or the row-In row-In which the seeds are planted, a small amount of well-decayed manure should be mixed with the soil. A little lit-tle fertilizer also helps, but it should be used carefully to prevent injury. United States tpartmont of Agriculture. |