CULTURAL HINTS FOR THE ORDINARY GARDEN. 129 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drili. 
Salsify—Sow in drills 15 inches apart, thinning to 4 
or 5 inches between the plants. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Roots are better flavored after they have been touched 
by frost, and the table may be supplied from the gar- 
den whenever the weather will admit of their being dug. 
Sorrel—Sow }-inch deep in drills 18 inches apart, 
thinning to 12 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Spinach—Sow #-inch deep in drills 1 foot apart, thin- 
ning to 6 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 10 pounds, one 
acre. 
Squash—Make hills for bush varieties 5 feet each 
way; for running sorts 6 to 8 feet apart. Plant 6 to 8 
seeds to a hill, thinning to three strong plants to a hill 
when danger from bugs is over. 
One ounce of bush sorts will plant 40 hills; same of 
large-seeded kinds will plant 15 hills; 2 or 3 pounds, 
one acre. 
Tomato—Set plants from hotbed or nursery bed into 
rows 8 to 5 feet apart each way. 
One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. 
Fruit is improved by tying to stakes or trellises. 
Set one strong plant to a stake 5 to 7 feet high, tying 
with strong, soft twine. Prune out freely as plants 
advance in growth. 
Turnip —Sow in drills or broadcast; the former 
method produces best results. ‘Let rows be 30 inches 
apart, thinning plants to 4 or 5 inches apart for turnip, 
6 to 8 inches for ruta baga. Seeds should be covered 
half an inch deep. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; 2 pounds, one.acre. 
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