THE TRUCK GARDEN 



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able crop. The ground must be used to its best advantage 

 at all times. 



Another Farm Garden Plan. — The garden plan 90 by 240 feet 

 is taken from Circular 14 of the Kentucky Station. The space 

 between rows will allow for horse tillage in most of the garden. 



Farm Garden Plan, 90 X 2JO Feet 



Hot-beda Cold-frames 



Perennial Crops. 



7'-0" 



wy-o" 



Early Peas, followed by Late Tomatoes 



|2'-6" 



Watermelon — 



Winter Squash 



Sweet Potatoes 



4'-0" 



}4'-0" 



Early Sweet Corn; followed by Second-crop Potatoes 



4'-0" 



Early Potatoes; followed by Late Sweet Corn 



;'-0" 



Parsnips 



Salsify 



2'-0" 

 2'-0" 



-240-it.- 



The Truck Garden. — Crops grown in the truck garden are 

 usually produced on a larger scale than in the small market garden. 

 They are usually found within a reasonable distance of very large 

 markets so the products can be shipped or hauled directly to 

 markets which are not easily overstocked even if the crops are very 

 large. Truck growing may be extended hundreds of miles away 

 from such markets if the number of kinds of crops is limited. Truck 

 farmers may produce melons, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, sweet 



