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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Yield: 



Home use 0.5 peck 



Sold 1 



Total 1.5 pecks 



First gathered... .August 12 

 Last gathered. . . .August ig 

 These peas were as fine and large as June 

 peas, although not so many on vines. 

 Fifth Planting. . . .June 27 



Varietv Thomas Laxton, Row 



70, Plot No. 1. 



Amount 1 pint 



Yield: 



Home use 0.5 peck 



Gathered August 9 



Plants very poor. 

 Sixth Planting. .'. July 17 



Variety McLean's Advancer, 



Between Peep o' Day 

 corn; 4 rows, in Rows 

 47 to 55, Plot No. 1 



Amount 1 quart {inoculated with 



U. S. culture (old) 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 0,5 peck 



Gathered October 14 



These peas promised to be better than they 

 turned out; the weather did not seem to suit 

 them: the vines were strong and sturdy, but 

 shrivelled up and bore very poorly. 



PEPPERS 



Varieties Ruby King, in Row 



5, Plot No. 2, Chinese 

 Giant, in Row 5, Plot 

 No. 2. 



Amount 14 plants Ruby King 



(sweet); 3 Chinese Giant. 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 61 or more 



Plants put in the 



ground .May 9 



Ready for use. . ..From August 1 until 



frost. 

 This crop has done very well indeed. We 

 had more than we could use. May 16th 

 sprayed plants with bordeaux and pans green. 

 June gth cut worms very troublesome. 

 Treated ground near plants with paris green, 

 sugar, and bran. 



POTATOES 



Variety .Early Rose. Rows 1, 



2, 3. 4, 5. 6, Plot No. 1 



Amount 1 peck 



Yield: 



All used in House- 

 hold S pecks 



Time of planting .April 24 



Time of digging. .July 10 to August 8 



These potatoes were good, somewhat 

 undersized, but clean and smooth. Four 

 sprayings. 



Variety Bovee. Rows 7, S, 



9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 

 16, 17, iS; Plot No. 1 



Amount 2 pecks 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 16 pecks, 4 quarts 



Time of planting. May 20 



Time of digging. .August 8 to September 



Potatoes were of good quality and clean. 

 Sprayed four times, May 29th, June 16th 

 29th, and July 4th. First spraying as seed 

 was just breaking through the ground. 

 PUMPKINS 



Variety Winter Luxury 



Planted June 1, (in corn, be- 

 tween Rows 56 and 62, 

 Plot No. 1.) 

 Ready for use. ...After October 1 



Amount 1 package 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold and in 

 stock for win- 

 ter 16 



Pumpkins of good flavor, and not too large 

 for ordinary family use; one making two good 

 pies. 

 QUINCE 



Variety Orange (1902) 1 tree, 



Plot No. 3 Orange (190S) 

 1 tree, Plot No. 1 



Amount .".2 trees, (one of these 



planted in 190S, has 

 not yet borne fruit) 

 Yield: 

 All used in 



Household. . . J peck 

 RADISH 



Variety Scarlet, Row 70, Plot 



No. 1 



Amount 1 package 



Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold A few 



Seed planted April 24 



Ready for use. . ..May 27 

 Had all we could use. Some eaten by 

 beetles. 



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RASPBERRIES 



Variety Cuthbert, i Row, Plot No. 2 (igog); 



Columbian, 1 Row, Plot No. 2 (1909); 

 Everbearing. A few bushes in Plot 

 No. 1 (igog; White, A few bushes in 

 lot No. 1 (1909) 



Amount 2 Rows, 85 ft. long 



2 " 25 " " 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 43 pints 



Sold 67 " 



Total no pints 



Fruit ripe From July 7 to 2g 



Large fine berries, both red and white Everbearing 

 had berries all summer. On October 20th, there are 

 some fine berries on the bushes still. 



RHUBARB 



Variety Myatts Linnaeus (1902) 



Amount 4 plants. Plot No. 2 



Yield: 



All used in house- 

 hold 12 bunches 



Ready for use. . ..From May 9 



Rhubarb always satisfactory. The four hills supply 

 plenty for household use. Stalks vary from 2 to 4 inches 

 in circumference and a foot to a foot and a half long. 



SALSIFY 



Variety Mammoth Sandwich Island 



Planted June g. end of Rows SS-S9, Plot No. 1 



Amount 1 packet 



Yield: 12 bunches (approx.) 



This is distinctly a winter vegetable, to be dug up and 

 used as required. There are two double rows of nine 

 feet each. 

 SPINACH 



Variety Round Leaved 



Amount 2 ounces in Rows 66, 67 



69, in Plot No. 1 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold -i peck 



Planted April 24 



Entire crop lost through bugs. 

 5QUASH 



Variety Summer Crookneck, 



Row 22, in Plot No. 1 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 30 



Sold. 44 



Total 74 



Time of trans- 

 planting into 



rows May 25 



First picked July 12 



Last picked October 24 



These squash came up from self-sown seed, 

 and were as good as any I have ever had. 

 Put hellebore on once toward the end of the 

 season, for large gray beetle, saving the plants. 



STRAWBERRIES 



Name of Varieties 

 and Amount of 

 Stock: 

 Early (name lost) . 1 line, 75 ft. long Plot 

 No. 2, igog; 10 rows, 28 

 ft. long Plot No 3—1908 

 Late (name lost) .. 1 line, 75 ft. long, Plot 

 No. 2 — igog; S rows 28 

 ft. long, Plot No. 3— igoS 



Glen Mary 1 line 75 ft. long. Plot 



No. 2 — igog; S rows 22 

 ft. long, Plot No. 3 — igog 

 Yield: 



Used in House- 

 hold 45 quarts 



Sold 161. 5 " 



68, and 



SWISS CHARD 



Variety New Curled 



Amount 1 ounce planted June 9, 



§ Row 1, Plot No. 2, 

 planted July 1, Rows 17 

 and 18, Plot No. 3 



Yield 7 pecks (approximately.) 



Ready for use. . ..From August n 



Good vigorous growth, which is liked in the 

 household better than spinach. 

 TOMATO 



Variety Matchless 



S plants, Row g, Plot 

 No. 2; 27 plants, Row 

 8, Plot No. 2; 6 plants 

 Row 7, Plot No. 2; 7 

 plants Row 5; Plot No. 

 2. Planted May 31, also 

 5 self-sown plants moved 

 Row 10, Plot 2; "3 'self- 

 sown plants moved to 

 between Rows 74 and 

 75, Plot No. 1. 



Amount 56 plants 



Yield: 



Ussd in House- 

 hold 15 pecks, 3 quarts 



Sold ig " 2 " 



Planting plan for A. C. Bensel's garden 



Total 206 . s quarts 



Fruit ripe From June 9 to July 7 



Plants sprayed May 16th. Straw that 



protected plants during winter left on ground 

 to protect fruit from sand. On June 6th put 

 fish nets over all plants. 



Total 34 pecks, 5 quarts 



Ready for use. . ..From August 11 onwards 

 Sprayed with weak solution June 29th and 

 July 13th. Put up supports July 8th. Cut 

 some foliage from top of plants, August 2d. 

 October 7th, fearing frost, filled one of the cold 

 frames with tomatoes that ripened there 

 daily. On cold nights burlap bags are used 

 as covering to plants still in the garden. 



Fruit fine in quality, bright red, and rather 

 small. Canning better than larger tomatoes. 

 TURNIPS 



Variety Early White Milan 



Planted April 24, Row 73. Plot 



No. 1; July 8, Row 73. 

 Plot No. 1; August 3, 

 Row 27, Plot No. 1 



