City Homes on Country Lanes 



to arrange the gardens in the rear of the houses in each 

 block, so that not only the plowing and harrowing, but 

 planting and cultivation even some of the harvesting, 

 could be done by machinery. This would materially re- 

 duce the amount of hand labor to be done. There would 

 still remain the berries, fruits, more delicate vegetables, 

 flowers, lawns and livestock to be cared for by individual 

 hand labor. 



ARRANGEMENT OF SEASON'S CROPS 



Peas, followed by late Tomatoes 

 Peas, followed by Celery- 

 Onion Sets, followed by Turnips 

 Corn, followed by Spinach 

 Beans (bush) followed by Beets 

 Beets, % row; Carrots, y 2 row, followed by Corn 

 Turnips, followed by Bush Beans 

 Potatoes, followed by Spinach 

 Spinach, followed by Potatoes 



Cabbage, with Lettuce and Radishes between, followed by Carrots 

 Beans, Bush Lima 

 Chard, % row; Parsley, y 4 row 



Parsnips, % row (radishes to mark row) ; Salsify, 14 row 

 Corn, followed by Kohlrabi, y z row; Cauliflower, % row 

 Peas, followed by Corn 

 Beans, Bush Lima 



Early Potatoes, followed by late Cabbage 

 Early Tomatoes 



Peppers, y z row; Potatoes, Okra or Egg-plant, y 2 row 

 Potatoes 

 Potatoes 



Pole Lima Beans 

 Pole Beans 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 



Cucumbers Squash Squash Musk- 



(bush (winter) melon 



crook-neck) 



Rows are 30 inches apart. If soil is very fertile, rows may be 

 closer. 



