Show TWO FAMILY GARDEN the garden spot is the most productive fraction of an acre on most farms yet on many it is aften one of the most neglected in many respects in the hurry and rush of the spring work it is possibly and plowed and planted and then the care of it falls to the women and children if the farmer would carefully con sider the proportion of the family living that comes from the garden he would realize that it deserves much more careful attention than it receives from him not only can the garden be made much more profitable and help out the family ration by increasing it and also by balancing it somewhat better but it can be made a mans of considerable supplement to the income received from the principal farm industries dus tries by having a two family garden that is raising garden stuff enough for two families and finding a customer an fn in town or city who would like to have garden and other products direct from the farm at least once each week more could be realized from the farm both for the family table and the family purse many a town or city housewife would be glad to receive a good sized market basketful of fresh garden stuff directly from the producer by parcel post express or direct delivery by the farmers own conveyance whichever would prove the most satisfactory and economical while there is quite a list of vegetables that can be grown in practically any hn garden yet very many gardens are ard limited to a comparatively small number of tames a few others being included rather incidentally jn in undertaking to conduct a two family garden one of the first things of importance is to secure contact with the town or city consumer to be supplied this is important because the city family has probably been using many kinds of vegetables that the farmer has not raised at least not in any quantity and the plans for next years garden should be begun as early as possible the kinds of vegetables to be raised should be decided upon after learning the quantities and kinds used by the city family concerned good seed secured in plenty of time and such work done toward the preparation n of the garden as the weather will allow winter vegetables as well as those used from the garden in summer should be ke kept P t in mind these include not only such as dry navy kidney and lima beans but also lettuce kale spinach cabbage celery carrots turnips and the like depending on the particular section of the country for instructions and details on gardening see united states stat cles department part ment of agriculture farmers bulletins and As stated above the town or city consumer will likely desire vegetables that are not now particularly used or cared for by the farm family but the aim should be to produce that which would be desired by the customer as well as that desired by the farm family if the plan is to succeed |