Introduction 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Success means work 



Some vegetables, such as Beans of all 

 kinds, Tomatoes, etc., as well as Sweet 

 Peas, require considerable space, on 

 account of the large amount of foliage, 

 and also require a longer time to ma- 

 ture. Other vegetables, such as Onions, 

 Radishes and Lettuce have very little 

 foliage and develop much more quickly. 

 These were planted between the rows 

 of the slow-growing vegetables, and 

 when matured and removed there re- 

 mained plenty of room for the others. 



Some plants such as Lettuce, Beets, 

 Tomatoes and Kohlrabi are easily 

 transplanted and are benefited by it. 

 The ideal time to do this is immediately 

 following a rainfall or during cloudy 

 weather. Yet if care is used a fair degree 

 of success will attend one's effort under 

 less favorable conditions. Remove 

 plenty of earth with the plants and if 

 they do not separate easily immerse the 

 roots for a few minutes in water. They 

 should then be set out as quickly as pos- 

 sible and watered freely. 



Remember that most plants grow 

 from the bud or center and even if the 

 outer leaves appear wilted they will 

 continue to grow. It is even advisable, 

 particularly with Beets, to pinch off 

 most of the outer foliage and even a 

 portion of the roots; this will permit the 

 plants to grow more freely. 



The method of hoeing, as was prac- 

 tised by farmers a score of years ago, is 

 unnecessary. Keep the ground as level 

 as possible so as to retain the rainfall. 

 With a narrow hoe keep the weeds cut 

 down. The only cultivation necessary 



is to loosen the soil occasionally to a 

 depth of an inch or two; this will create 

 a mulch about the roots of the plants 

 and will retard evaporation. 



Should bugs or insects become trouble- 

 some, immediately apply an insecticide; 

 arsenate of lead may be used with 

 good results. Two or three applications 

 will usually be sufficient. 



In choosing the vegetables adopted 

 for a second crop, because they grow 

 quickly, one should be governed by 

 the season. Beans can be grown suc- 

 cessfully any time after danger of frost 

 is past; Radishes, Lettuce and Onions 

 can be grown successfully only either 

 in the early or late summer. 



Lettuce is no doubt the most profit- 

 able crop in a small garden. The seed 

 costs so little, it can be planted very 

 early, requires little space, grows quickly 

 and is much in demand. Onions grown 

 from sets are almost equally profit- 

 able. 



Sweet Peas were grown the first few 

 seasons for our own use only, but the 

 past two or three years we grew more 

 than we required, and it was surprising 

 how readily they were sold and how 

 well they paid. 



When the Sweet Peas are only an 

 inch or two high, provision should be 

 made for them to vine or climb. I 

 have found nothing better than string 

 for this purpose. Wire, if used, will be- 

 come very hot during the warm summer 

 days and cause the vines to wilt. 



In any residential section, an ambi- 

 tious boy can easily sell all the vege- 



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tables that can be grown in an ordinary 

 garden. If he can be depended upon to 

 call regularly, with vegetables absolutely 

 fresh and clean, he can establish a line 

 of customers who will welcome and pay 

 him the regular market prices, which are 

 usually fair. 



The amount of money expended for 

 seeds and fertilizer last season, together 

 with a list of vegetables sold, follows : 



EXPENSES 



Fertilizer $5 00 



Tomato Seed, June Pink 10 



Kohlrabi 10 



Beets, J4Ib 25 



Lettuce, J^Ib 40 



Onion Sets, Yellow Danvers, 1 bus. ... 3 00 



Radishes, Non Plus Ultra, J* 4 Ib 18 



Beans, Sure-Crop Stringless Wax, 1 qt. . 35 



" Green-Pod Stringless, 1 qt 25 



" Yellow Kentucky Wonder, 1 pt.. 15 



" Green Old Homestead, 1 pt. . . . 15 



Parsnips, Hollow Crown, 1 oz 10 



Carrots, Chantenay, 1 oz 10 



Sweet Peas, Superb Mixed, 2 lbs 1 40 



Lima Beans, 1 qt 35 



Cucumbers, White Spine, 1 oz 10 



Beans, Yellow Bush, 1 qt 25 



$12 23 



RECEIPTS 



Lettuce 





S22 50 







?0 50 



Sweet Peas 





18 20 







9 05 



Beets 





4 60 







3 13 







2 95 



Parsley 





1 17 



Kohlrabi 





1 15 







45 







40 



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35 



$84 45 



An approximate estimate of the value 

 of the vegetables we used and have 

 for winter use, S50 Total, S134 45 



