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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1913 



and turn farmer? An hour or 

 so every day is sufficient to 

 direct the work and do the 

 things which need personal 

 attention. The result obtained 

 in health, interest, and saving, 

 more than pays for the slight 

 trouble and time given, while 

 the joy of making trrngs grow 

 and having fine specimens to 

 give less fortunate friends, is 

 reward enough in itself. 



The complete record for 191 1 

 is here given. 



In each case we tell exactly 

 where the crop was planted, by 

 referring to the row number 

 which is marked on the accom- 

 panying plan. Each crop re- 

 cord was kept on one page of a 

 loose-leaf book arranged alpha- 

 betically. These are reproduced 

 herewith : 



APPLES 



Varieties Yellow Transparent 



(planted in 1Q02) 

 Red Astrachan 

 (planted in 1902) 



Amount. 1 tree of each variety 



Yield: 

 Used in House- 

 hold iS (approximately) 



These apples were beautiful, large, and 

 free from worms. All trees were sprayed with 

 Scaled de and later, Sulfocide, for codling 

 moth. 



ASPARAGUS 



Variety Unknown (1902) 



Amount 12 ft. at end of rows 



6-1 1 , inclusive, in Plot 

 No. 2. 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 4 bunches. 



Ready for use. . ..From May 9 to May 28 

 The asparagus has never done as well as 

 it should. It has been left in the ground, 

 hoping against hope that careful fertilization 

 and ensuing years would improve conditions. 

 The yield is very small and the stalks very 

 poor. It is intended to plant an entire new 

 bed next year. 



BEANS, BUSH 



First Planting April 24 



Variety Green Stringless (Rows 



82 and 83 in Plot No. 1) 



Amount 1 quart . 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 4J- pecks 



Sold i£ pecks 



Total 6 pecks 



First Gathered. . . June 24 

 Last Gathered. .. .July 5 

 These beans were very fine — really string- 

 less. Nodules on roots, from growth of 

 nitrifying bacteria, quite abundant. All 

 the legume crops were inoculated with bac- 

 teria. 



Second Planting May 20 



Variety Green Stringless (Rows 



19, 23, and 24 in Plot 

 No. 1). 



Amount 1.5 quarts 



Yield: 



Home Use 5-i pecks 



Sold 7" " 



Total I2i pecks 



First Gathered. . . July 6 

 Last Gathered. .. -July 26 

 Most satisfactory. Stringless and crisp. 

 Nodules on roots, from growth of nitrifying 

 bacteria, abundant. 



Third Planting June 9 



Variety Black Pencil Pod Wax 



(Rows 10-1 1 in Plot 

 No. 2). 



Amount 1.5 quarts 



Yield: 



Home Use ii pecks 



Sold n| " 



Total 13 pecks 



First Gathered. . . July 2S 

 Last Gathered. .. .August iS 



These beans were wonderful, perfect in 

 every way, and absolutely free from rust. 

 They were sprayed with weak solution on 

 June 29th and July 13th. 



Plants strong and well developed. Nodules 

 on roots, from growth of nitrifying bacteria, 

 abundant. 



Fourth Planting August 3 



Varieties Green Stringless (Rows 



23 and 24 in Plot No. 1) 

 Black Wax (Rows 25 

 and 26 in Plot No. 1) 



Amount 2 quarts 



Yield: 



Use in House- 

 hold 4 quarts 



Sold 3 pecks 3 



Total 3 pecks 7 quarts 



Ready for use. . ..From September 22 to 

 October 17 



In quality these beans were as good as any 

 we obtained. Of course the quantity was 

 not as great as that of the earlier plantings. 



BEANS, LIMA 



Variety Fordhook's Dwarf; Rows 



28-29, Plot No. 1 

 Time of Planting. May 25th 



Amount 1 quart 



Yield: 

 Used in House- 

 hold 3 pecks 2 quarts 



Sold 4 " 5 " 



Total 7 pecks 7 quarts 



One of the very best lima beans grown. If 

 the season were long enough, the vines would 

 bear a second crop of beans. On October 

 15th they were covered with blossoms. 



Variety Unknown 



In Rows 30-3 1 , Plot 

 No. 1. Planted May 25 



Amount About 1 quart of seed 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 1 pk. 2 qts (approx.) 



Sold 3 " 



Total 1 pk. 5 qts. (approx.) 



Ran out of seed, and put in some saved from 

 vines last year. It was not a success, as the 

 yield was small compared with other plant- 

 ings. 



Variety Green Seeded Pole 



In Rows 42, 43, 44, 45, 

 46, 47, Plot No. 1 

 Time of Planting May 25 



Amount 1.5 pounds 



Yield: 

 Used in House- 

 hold 10 pecks 4 quarts 



Sold 16 " 3 " 



Total 26 pecks 7 quarts 



Gathered August 26 to October 16 



These beans did very well indeed, and were 

 most tender and delicious. 



BEETS 



Variety Early Egyptian 



First Planting April 24, in Rows 79, 



So. and Si, Plot No., 1 

 Second Planting ... .June 1, in Rows 75, 74, 

 Plot No. 1 



Third Planting August 3, in Rows 19, 



20, Plot No. 1 



Amount 1 ounce 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold. 43 bunches 



Sold 70 " 



Total 113 bunches 



First planting did not come up evenly. 

 On June 1st, one row was used to fill other 

 two, giving two full rows. July 13th second 

 planting was thinned, and young plants taken 

 to make two rows where single line of peas 

 had been in Row 21, Plot No. 1. August 2d 

 beets transplanted to Rows 63, 64, Plot No. 1. 

 Many roots were left in the garden for late 

 use and are not counted here. 



BLACKBERRIES 



Variety Lawton (1903) 



Amount Small patch at end of 



rows 13 and 14, Plot No. 



Yield Practically none 



This bed had borne well previously prob- 

 ably needs renewing. 



CABBAGE 



Variety. Unknown — sold simply 



as " Early Cabbage" 



Amount 9 plants in Row 5, in 



Plot No. 2. 



First ready for use . July 2 7 



Yield: 



Used in House- 



hold 5 heads 



Sold 3 " 



Total S heads 



Loss of one plant by not making a head. 

 Ground about young plants was treated with 

 pans green, sugar, and bran, for cut worms, 

 on June 8th. 



CARROTS 



Variety Forcing 



Planted April 24, In Rows 74- 



75, Plot No. 1. June 1, 

 in Rows 78-79, Plot, 

 No. 1 

 Ready for use. . ..From July 26 



Amount 1 package 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 8 bunches 



On hand (ap- 

 proximately) .4 pecks 

 Sold 20 bunches 



Total 4 pecks 2S bunches 



First planting badly eaten by fleas. Re- 

 planted June 1st in same place. Good yield. 

 Second planting of carrots, in Rows 78-79. 

 79 had been emptied of beets. Rows 78-77 

 already bad onion sets in; carrots were put 

 between these rows. 



CAULIFLOWER 



Variety Early Snowball 



Time of Planting. . 1 dozen plants May 31. 

 1 dozen plants June 9 

 Ready for use. . ..From August 7 to Octo- 

 ber 12 



Amount 24 plants. 4 in Row 



5, 12 in Row 7; 8 be- 

 tween Rows 10 and n, 

 in Plot No. 2 

 Total yield, used 



in Household. ... 15 heads 

 The first dozen plants were so badly at- 

 tacked by cut worms that a second dozen 

 was bought on June 9th, to replace those 

 destroyed and leave a margin for further 

 possible loss. At the time the second dozen 

 was planted the ground was treated with 

 Paris green, sugar, and bran, in parts 1, 2, 

 3. After this the loss was slight. The 

 planting was only a partial success, as only 

 about six of the heads were fine, the rest 

 being small, and the per cent, of plants lost 

 large. 



CELERY 



Varieties Winter Queen, White 



Plume 



Planted July 17. Following peas 



and beans in Rows 82- 

 87 , inclusive, in Plot 

 No. r. 



Amount 75 plants of each variety 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 8 heads 



On hand 117 " (approx.) 



Total 125 heads 



Sprayed weak solution August 10, 20, and 

 29. Good quality, very brittle, and clean. 

 Heads of medium size. This is a good winter's 

 supply for the household. 



CHERRIES 



Variety Black Tartarian 



1 tree in Plot No. 3, 

 planted in 1908. 



A young tree; had a very few fine cherries. 



Variety Governor Wood 



1 tree in Plot No. 3, 

 planted in 1902. 

 Since cultivating the ground about the tree 

 it has begun to bear. Had a few cherries 

 the year of this record. 



Variety Montmorency Ordinaire 



1 tree, just outside Plot 

 No. 3, planted in 1903 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 5 quarts (approximately) 



Sold 1 " 



Fruit Ripe From July 4 to July 15 



The little tree was a joy to behold, with 

 its bright red fruit and beautiful foliage. 

 The estimate ol 6 quarts is a good deal under 

 what the tree bore, as a cherry tree full of 

 fruit is a temptation to all who see it. 



CRIMSON CLOVER 



Fifteen pounds of seed (not all planted) 

 Inoculated with United States pea culture 

 (old). 



Planted wherever last crop of the season 

 had been harvested. 



CORN 



First Planting April 24 (2 varieties) 



Variety Peep o'Day. In Rows 



48-56 inclusive, in Plot 

 No. 1. 

 Ready to pick. . . .First corn picked, July 

 15, the last, August 5 



Amount 1 quart 



Yield: 



Used in House- 



hold 84 ears 



Sold 250 " 



Total 334 ears 



From first to last most satisfactory in every 

 way; early, fine flavor, and of fair size. 

 On August 2d cut tops from corn to make 

 room for the peas growing between rows. 



Variety Metropolitan. In Rows 



5 7-62 , inclusive , Plot 

 No. 1. 



Ready to pick From August 1 to 16 



Amount 1* pints. 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 55 ears 



Sold 172 " 



Total 227 ears 



This is one of the best varieties of corn. 

 The ears are large and full and of delicious 

 flavor. 



Second Planting. . . June 1 



Ready for use. . ..From August 15 to 31 



Varieties (a) Metropolitan. In 



rows 33-34-3 5- 

 (b) Stowell's Evergreen 

 In Rows 36-41, Plot 

 No. 1 



Amount (a) 3 pint 



(b) 1 J pints 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 44 ears 



Sold 166 " 



Total 210 ears 



Owing to absence from home at the time 

 this com ripened, no separate record was 

 kept of the amount of individual yield of 

 each planting. The three rows of Metro- 

 politan were a day or two ahead of Ever- 

 green. 



The yield is not as great in proportion as 

 Peep o' Day, or first Metropolitan. 



Third planting. . ..June 16 

 Ready for use. . ..August 31 until Septem- 

 ber 16 



Variety Metropolitan. In Rows 



1-16, inclusive, Plot No. 

 3 



Amount 1.5 pints 



Yield: 

 Used in House- 

 hold 87 ears 



Sold 2og " 



Total 296 ears 



There was no more room in the garden, so 

 in order to have a succession of com, this 

 planting was started in boxes in a coldlrame. 

 On July 1st, when about five inches high, it 

 was transplanted to the exhausted strawberry 

 patch. The last berries were picked in the 

 morning, the ground plowed and harrowed, 

 and corn transplanted before night. This 

 com was the best we had, both in size of ears 

 and quality. 



Ready for use. .. .August 31 to Septem- 

 ber 20 



Variety Metropolitan. Between 



potatoes, Rows 1 to 18 



Amount 1 pint 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 22 ears 



Sold 58 " 



Total 80 ears 



This crop had both disadvantages of being 

 overshadowed by the potatoes and being in 

 the poorest part of the garden, the soil being 

 very light. The worms damaged it a good 

 deal. 



Fourth Planting. .July 13, in Rows 19-28, 



inclusive, Plot No. 3 

 Ready to gather. .September 22 to Octo- 

 ber 7 



Variety Peep o' Day 



Amount £ pint 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 44 ears 



Sold 36 " 



Total So ears 



Seed was soaked 24 hours in warm water 

 before planting; corn small but very ac- 

 ceptable. The worms have done considerable 

 damage. 



CUCUMBER 



Variety New Klondyke 



Amount r package of seed planted 



in Row 32, Plot No. 1, 

 May 25, 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold and gave 



away 2 pecks (approximately) 



Ready for use. . ..From July 2S to Septem- 

 ber 1 

 Had more than we could use. Sprayed 

 with weak solution June 16. 



