Show GARDEN FOR THE DRY FARM shallow plowing causes plants pianta to wilt early irrigation encourages es surface Roo rooting the best way to fix the garden la Is to i plow in bands banda about five or six feet wide and plaat the rows rowa of stuff 1 li 11 1 the dead furrows this gives tile the rows till all the drainage from live five or six feet of space old black corral dirt or dust from the chicken houses in tile tho dead furrows and then plow up and down where the row la Is to be antil you have a good deep seed bed idour atour plants wilted badly lait ladt year tha plowing was too shallow if you water by hand don dont do it 11 until you havo have to early watering encourages surface rooting footing and this also causes them to wilt as aa soon tie os he ie hot weather commences never plant a garden on tile the south side of trees or brush the plants will burn eabry time besides bemid s having the rows five or six feet apart apar t gives the plants in th row twice as much room as back east rhubarb and asparagus which come from the root every year should be in every garden you can grow these by the aero acre if the land is a rich enough all small fruits can be raised put strawberries are some trouble they must be given plenty of room two feet in the row rou and all the lie runners cut off after fruiting run tile mower over them and mulch lightly with ine fine manure ashes spread lightly on the surface will help to keep away cut cub worms tobacco water also Is gaoa especially with a little saltpeter in it cucumbers and other vines are economically no watered by sinking toua i or other cans close to the roots A few holes in the bottom of the can allows the water to seep out gradually gradual al ly and sub irrigates the hills plan anything in the garden you have a mind to but shade the lettuce when hot weather the best dry farm lawn Is made from alfalfa plow or spade about a foot deep mix alix in the top six inches a little finely powdered black corral dirt and klanthe pl plant anthe he alfalfa pretty thick now mow na as soon as it Is four inches high with a lawn mower hy by keeping it mowed close to the ground it will make a beautiful dark greczi mat an aa handsome as any city lawn |