980 Rural School Leaflet. 



feeds on a wild 'plant similar to the cultivated potato. With the settle- 

 ment of the states adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and the growing of 

 potatoes the insect rapidly spread to the cultivated plant. 



The Cornell Garden Contest 



Ralph F. Spooner Stockton First Prize 



Leonard D. Frisbee West Kortright Second Prize 



Edith L. Hapman Elizaville Third Prize 



Mina Harris Wihna Fourth Prize 



Agnes Harris WiHna Fifth Prize 



Arthur Hazel Seneca .^ Sixth Prize 



S. F. Norvell South Wales .' Seventh Prize 



Hozv I Kept My Garden 



Edith L. Hapman 

 Elizaville, N. Y. 



On the 15th of May i planted my garden. I made it 4 yds. 10 in. long 

 and 2 yds. 4 in. wide. I planted my seed in rows filling each corner 

 with one hill. 



My radishes were planted so as to leave room for transplanting beets 

 and tomatoes. Nearly all the seeds I planted came from the 

 Department at Washington. 



My vegetables came up in the following order — 



Radishes, IMay 21, 



Lettuce, May 24, 



Beets and Beans, May 28, on this day I thinned out my radishes. 



Cucumbers, May 31, 



Parsnips, Parsley, Squash, Watermelon and Pumpkin June i, 



June 8th I hoed and sprinkled my Garden. 



June i6th I hoed and sprinkled my Garden, selling 5cts. worth of 

 Lettuce. 



June 1 8th I hoed and sprinkled my Garden and set out i doz. Tomato 

 plants and transplanted my Beets. 



June 21, sold 5cts. worth Lettuce. 

 ^ June 2^^, hoed my Garden and pulled the first mess of Radishes. 



July I, sold my entire crop of Radishes for locts. 



July 13, sprinkled my Garden and fed my entire Lettuce crop to a 

 pet rabbit. 



July 25, sold my Parsley tops for locts. 



July 2y, sold my first mess of beans for 5cts. , 



Aug. 6, sold a mess of beans for 5cts. 



Sept. 7, picked my entire crop of Beans for seed. 



