ORCHARD AND GARDEN SUGGKfc^TlONS. 2oo 



Snow will sometimes drift into the young orchard several feet deep 

 and the twigs projecting above are often barked and cut off by rabbits. 

 The methods of protecting discussed will do no good in cases of this kind. 

 Suitable wind-breaks should be ])rovicled to catch and hold the snow be 

 fore it reaches the orchard, otherwise the trees are liable to injury from 

 both rabbits and the snow which when settling is apt to split the trees. 



VEGETABLE.S FOH THE HOME (lABDEN. 



The following varieties of garden vegetables have been tested in the 

 variety tests at the Nebraska Experin;ent Station and can be recom- 

 mended for general planting in Nebraska. Some of these have been 

 grown in Nebraska for many years while others are comparatively new 

 varieties: 



EARLY VEGETABLES .SEED HOWX IX GARDE\ IN MARCH OK APUIL. 



Lettuce — Grand Rapids; Tennis Bali (head lettuce). 



Radish — French Breakfast; White Icicle; Scarlet Globe. 



Spinach — Bloomsdale or Long-Standing. 



Onion — Prize Taker; Red Wethersfield; South Port; Yellow Globe. 



Peas — (Dwarfs) Nott's Excelsior; Premium Gem; (Tall Vine) York- 

 shire flero; Everbearing. 



Carrots — Oxheart; Early Scarlet Horn. 



Parsnip — Hollow Crown; Guernsey. 



Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster — Sandwich Island. 



Cabbage — (Medium early) Sure Head; Stone Head. (Late) Drum 

 Head; Flat Dutch. For early cabbage sow in boxes indoors early as 

 February 1, or in bed in garden early as March 1. For late cabbage start 

 seed in May. 



Tomatoes— (Early) Cholks Ear- Jewel; The Stone; Dwarf Champion; 

 Freedom. Sow seed in boxes in hotbeds, or coldframes in March. Trans 

 plant in garden after May 20. 



Beets — Eclipse; Crimson Globe; Columbia. Sow seed in garden 

 May 1. 



Parsley— Champion Moss Curl. 



Sweet Potatoes — Yellow .Jersey, Red .Jersey. Tubers planted in hotbed 

 April 15, covered two or three inches deep with sand. Transplanted in 

 garden May 20. 



Beans — Jones Stringtess; Stringless Green Pod; "Wordwell Kidney 

 Wax. Seed planted in drills in garden rows two feet apart any time after 

 May 15. Plant every six weeks and have fresh string beans until frost. 



Sweet Corn — (Early Varieties) Early Crosby; Corey. (Late Varieties) 

 Stowell's Evergreen; Country Gentlenian. Seed planted in garden in 

 drills or hills any time after May 1 to June 30. 



Cucumber— White Spine; Long Green. Seed planted in garden in hills 

 from May 15. to June 30. 



Musk Melon— Emerald Gem; Rocky Ford; Early Hockensack. Di 

 reetions for planting some as encumbers. 



