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Show MAP SHOWS EARLIEST DATE TO PLANT VICTORY GARDEN This V. S. Department of Ag try into planting zones, where frost is only one to ten. Most g and take a chance on late cold riculture map divides the coun-the coun-the chances of damage from ardeners plant a little earlier weather. When you notice the sun turning turn-ing north and the days getting longer, that Is a sign of spring, and time to preapre for seeding operations and general outdoor activities. , . . ' - The . weather is a Dugaboo to many a backyard gardener who bases his knowledge of Jack Frost's activities on hearsay. A better way Is to consult 'the local weather man, or a reliable weather map. Then, he can' plant with assurance, as-surance, . or at least x with the chances in his favor of a sure harvest 1 - A reasonably safe time to plant is when there is only a . 10 per cent chance of a killing frost, piii date can be determined for your locality by consulting . the Department De-partment of Agriculture map above, and means that only. In one year of ten will there occur a freeze likely to damage your under garden subjecst. The more venturesome person, whose taste for early greens and tender roots make him gamble on a possible wintry blast to get them, will choose the average date of the last killing frost. This is about two weeks earlier, and the chances o f losing a crop or two of tender vegetables is more than doubled. The latest recorded killing kil-ling frost . is about a month later la-ter than the average, although this is" not true everywhere. In New York, for instance, it is only. 20 days,, while in St. Louis, it is 38 and ; in Cleveland and Chicago ;it " is 36 A month, . however, -is good ; enough for' practical purposes; pur-poses; It should be borne in mind that -many vegetables will stand an - ordinary frost, bo long as it is not a freeze. , Gardeners can well spend freezing freez-ing indoor doys in gathering wea-ter. wea-ter. data; and looking over the new seed lists. When wou know the actual date to begin, it is a waste of time to-, delay a day, and a still greater waste to start earlier. ear-lier. Let: the frosts records give you reliable basis for figuring when to plant. E3 MAO 1 TO AP0 ) V AP ' WiSfefi?fV,& f i E3 aji to may i Szz-zcp? "M ' ! IliJ MAY I TO JUNE 1 MARI-Jr y ggAfTC0 JUME 1 ' V y 1 |