Show COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN by morgan P mckay our family garden this year particularly every tamy famy lly should have an adequate balanced garden to cut down the cash expense pense and to provide a constant supply of vegetables as needed by the family this garden should not only supply vegetables tor for family use during the growing season but also a supply to store dry or bottle for winter use plant the garden on the long wide row plan so that practically all of the work in the garden can call be done w with ith a harse horse c cultivator or A k garden planted by this plan will produce a larger net return to the family than will any other similar area on the farm plan your garden on oil paper and then work your plan see that your garden soil Is well fertilized and that the seed bed Is well prepared and firm plant only the best seed obtainable and of the varieties that are adapted to grow best under your soil moist moisture tire and nd climatic conditions cover the small vegetable seeds very lightly and firm the soil around the seeds by walking along the row after the seeds have been covered cultivate sufficiently often to keep the surface of the t 11 e soil S 0 I 1 I 1 loose and tree free from weeds in irrigating the aim should be to keep the moisture in the soil as nearly constant throughout the growing season as possible this can be accomplished complis hed by cultivating lightly at ter each irrigation A few of 0 the good varieties of different vegetables follow ea biily ly medium late TOMATO earlina john baer stone stona CARROT careless chastenay Chant Chan tenay euay danvers half long CABBAGE jersey wakefield success dau dan lon ion ish bald head LEAP LEAF LETTUCE hanson grand rapids gr rapids HEAD LETTUCE new york new york new york also called los angeles and wonderful SPINACH victoria and new zealand savory king ot of denmark leat leaf PEAS gradus american wonder improved stratagem RADISHES scarlet globe long scarlet icicle DEANS pencil pod burpee string refugee black wax less green pod DEETS detroit dark red lied Cros bys wonder egyptian PEPPERS ruby king chinese giant california W wonder ader ONIONS valencia and giant gibraltar for lower e r v valleys a lle y s in mountain lount ailI delivers danvers tor for I 1 higher i agh e r v valleys a aley s change chane chan e of schedule beginning monday may alay 9 a 1 definite schedule ot of time for tile tho county agricultural agent has been work continued on page 8 |