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IRRIGATION OF THE GARDEN .^ ^jCA L ! ^^ 



a season. If a farmer or gardener expedls big crops of 

 corn he must conform to the nature of the plant and 

 bear in mind that with this crop cultivation is superior 

 to irrigation. 



Peanuts. — These require a warm, sandy soil. 

 They are planted in rows two and one-half feet apart 

 and fourteen inches in the rows. The nuts are shelled 

 and planted two or three in a hill. Cultivation is 

 about the same as for potatoes. The Spanish nuts 

 grow upright, similar to potato vines, while the large 

 Virginia nuts have vines running upon the ground, 

 similar to sweet potatoes. The upright vines should 

 be hilled slightly with a small garden plow, while the 

 others require flat cultivation. They will need to be 

 irrigated about once every ten days and kept clean^of 

 weeds until they commence to bloom, when they will 

 need to be kept pretty well hilled up; and if the vines 

 grow upward too much to take root, it would be well 

 to put a shovelful of soil in the center of each vine, 

 that is, on top of the center, so as to hold it down to 

 the ground. The peanut does not need to have its 

 blossoms covered, as many people suppose. The crop 

 can be allowed to remain in the ground until the first 

 hard frost without injury. There are different varieties, 

 but the most profitable is the Virginia nut. They are 

 both red and white, and the latter is the nut to grow 

 for profit. The Spanish nut is very prolific and the 

 best for eating. It is very small and never sold on the 

 market except for confectioners' use. 



Lettuce, Spinach, and Parsley. — These relishes 

 are subjedl to the same general methods of cultivation 

 and irrigation. The writer has been growing them 



