278 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



I would advise that the oil pots be placed as near the trees 

 as it is possible to get them without injury from the flames. 

 If the trees are headed high it will be possible to place the 

 heaters beneath the branches and in some cases even to sus- 

 pend them from the limbs. In this way, even though the heat 

 goes straight upward and is lost, a new supply is constantly 

 supplied and the interior of the trees kept warm. Apple trees 

 should not be planted thicker than 70 to the acre, and on rich 

 soil they will be still farther apart, so that if conditions will 

 permit of heaters being placed beneath the branches, one to 

 a tree, the number that will be necessary per acre can be 

 quickly determined. 



THE FARMER'S GARDEN. 



VAL KEYSER. 



A plat of ground one hundred feet square lying near the 

 house should be reserved for the vegetable garden. The aver- 

 age farmers should pay more attention to the growing of a 

 good garden. A garden properly arranged, planted to the 

 right varieties, and kept well tended should be Avorth |100 

 each vear in the saving of groceries to the familv. 



Fence the garden with some chicken tight, woven wire fenc- 

 ing at least five feet high. On the average farm where poultry 

 and live stock are kept, there is always some danger of the 

 stock getting out, and the first place they head for is the gar- 

 den. The T\ire and posts, allowing for two gates, will cost 

 not to exceed |25, and should last for- ten to twelve years. 



In most parts of the state the garden will respond better 

 if fertilized with barnyard manure and plowed in the fall. 

 The gi'ound can then be A^orked down early in the spring with 

 a disk or harrow. Tliis retains the moisture, forms an excel- 

 lent seed bed, and puts the soil in proper shape for planting. 



In the plan for planting, small fruit and perennial vege- 

 tables are included. A privet hedge allowed to grow five feet 

 high is suggested for protection from the south. This will 



