280 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



produce miicli finer quality and more roots. The ground upon 

 which the small fruits are grown should be top dressed lightly 

 each fall or spring. In some portions of the state it is better 

 to mulch with straAV or manure later in the season. 



The following table, giving time of planting and depth of 

 planting may be of service to those inexperienced in garden 

 making. Most people plant vegetable seeds too deep. The 

 depth of planting is, however, regulated by the physical con- 

 dition of the soil and the amount of moisture present. If the 

 soil is properly prepared by manuring, then fall plowed and 

 harrowed early in the spring, as above suggested, it should 

 furnish a fine seed bed with moist soil within an inch of the 

 surface, 



PLAN FOE PLANTING FARMERS' GARDEN. 



Space be- 

 tween row 



5 rows sweet corn — (Early IMinnesota) requires 15 ft 3 feet 



4 rows potatoes — ^(Early Ohio) requires 12 ft 3 feet 



2 rows cabbage — (Sure Head) set 2 ft. in row 3 feet 



1 row tomatoes — (Stone) set 3 ft. in row 3 feet 



1 row tomatoes — (Dwarf Champion) set 3 ft. in row 4 feet 



1 row beans — (Stringless Green Pod) drilled 3 feet 



peas — (Notts Excelsior) drilled, 75 teet; beans 25 feet 2 feet 



peas — (Notts Excelsior) drilled. 75 feet; lettuce 25 feet 2 feet 



beets— (Eclipse) drilled, 75 feet; radish 25 feet 2 feet 



carrot — (Ox Heart) drilled; onions — (Prize Taker) 50 feet 2 feet 



parsnip — (Hollow Crown) drilled 2 feet 



rhubarb — row 50 feet long; horseradish, row 15 feet; asparagus 



35 feet; bed 18 in. wide 4 feet 



strawberries — (Senator Dunlap) matted, row 18 in. wide 4 feet 



strawberries — (Crescent) matted, row 18 in. wide 4 feet 



grapes — (Concord) set 6 feet in row 4 feet 



grapes — (Elvii-a) 50 feet; (Moore's Early) 50 feet 6 feet 



gooseberry — (Downing) 50 feet; currant — (Victoria) 50 feet 6 feet 



raspberry — (Cumberland) set 4 feet in row 6 feet 



raspberry — (Kansas) set 4 feet in row 6 feet 



Privet Hedge — Plants set 15 in. apart C feet 



DATE AND DEPTH OF PLANTING. 



l\adishes, lettuce, and onions should be planted from a half 

 inch to an inch dee]). If the soil is in proper condition with 

 plenty of moisture belo^^', it is sometimes advisable to press 

 a board six to eiuht inches wide over the row lo liasten the 



