BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



Peas produce a pint to a quart of pods to a plant, 

 according to the variety. 



Beans (green and wax), a quart to a plant. 



Bush Liimas, a quart or more of pods to a plant. 



Sweet Corn, two ears to most stalks. 



Pop Corn, the same. 



Swiss Chard, we keep thinning and cutting. The 

 thinning we cannot count very well, but each plant 

 will give you ^ of a peck of leaves. 



Squash have three to six on a vine. 



Cucumbers have 12 to 15 on a vine. 



Muskmelons have at least six on a vine (unless 

 you are trying to grow extra large fruit, when you 

 will have to cut off some to throw the strength into 

 those that remain). 



Watermelons, four, sometimes more, to a vine. 



Parsley, 25 leaves to a plant. 



Peppers, 10 to 12 to a plant. 



Tomatoes, 30 good ones to a plant. 



Peanuts, a quart of large and a pint of small 

 Spanish to a plant. 



Of course you understand this means care and 

 cultivation, but the figures are not high. It means 

 a summer's yield; we do not gather all the beans, 

 or peppers, or tomatoes that grow on a plant in 

 one day. 



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