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pense for seeds, insecticides and labor was $30. l Every 

 farmer should have a family orchard and a garden, not 

 only for pleasure, but for profit that results from a saving 

 on living expenses. 



The garden should be large enough to be plowed and 

 worked with a team. All cultivation should be given 

 with horses. This will require a little more area for the 

 same produce, but land is cheaper than hand labor. One 

 reason why farmers' gardens are so poor is that so much 

 dependence is placed on hand labor which cannot be 

 given. A half-acre to an acre next to the house should be 



set aside for the garden, on 

 most farms. If it is not all 

 needed, it may be filled in 

 with pumpkins, roots or corn 

 for the stock . On most farms, 

 the garden should be fenced 

 with poultry-tight wire. 



The grapes, raspberries, 

 blackberries, gooseberries, 

 currants, winter onions, rhu- 

 barb, asparagus, straw- 

 berries, and other perennials, 

 should be placed in full rows at one side. These rows 

 should be six to eight feet apart. While they are young, 

 a row of vegetables may be raised between them. When 

 they are grown, the land may be plowed between the 

 rows and kept tilled. Such plants as blackberries should 

 be confined to solid rows about two feet wide. This 

 allows for regular horse cultivation between rows. Tillage 



^Illinois Bulletin No. 105 



FIG. 124. The right and the wrong 

 way to brace a crotch 



