342 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



Tomatoes 



Early Cabbage Late Cabbage 



Bunch Beans 



Peas 



Beets Turnips 



Lettuce Spinach 



Onion Sets Radishes 



If your garden site is of a different size and shape than 

 the above, follow a similar arrangement of planting, giving 

 more or less space to each vegetable as the tastes of the family 

 require. 



Draw the plan of your garden as you plant it. 



Preparation of ground. The ground should be cleared of 

 all coarse refuse from the preceding crops, heavily manured, 

 and deeply plowed in the fall. Forty tons of manure to an 

 acre is not too much to apply if maximum crops of vegetables 

 are to be grown. If the plowing is deferred until spring, 

 fine, well-rotted manure should be used. If the soil is a stiff 

 clay, it may be improved by the addition of sand. 



Apply strips of blue litmus paper to moistened lumps of 

 the garden soil. If the paper turns pink or red, the soil is 

 sour and needs lime. Apply from 2,000 to 4,000 pounds per 

 acre of air-slaked lime. Ground limestone may be used if 

 available. 



