HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
THE STAPLES OF THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
S UCH foods as will keep mankind alive are recognized 
as staples. Among vegetables (excepting potatoes) 
six kinds play a more important role in our food pro- 
gramme than all the rest put together. Several of these 
six are represented in our daily bill of fare each day in 
one form or another. 
It is only logical, therefore, that more than casual 
attention should be given to the cultivation of these 
stand-bys. In the next seventy pages each is dealt 
with as thoroughly as its importance deserves. To grow 
them will prove easy if simple directions given are fol- 
lowed. 
All staples feel at home in most sections of the country 
and yield good crops providing that the soil is fertile 
and necessary attention is given to them during their 
growing season. If you grow nothing else, grow some of 
each group of the following six important vegetables. 
By doing so you will fill both individual as well as na- 
tional needs. 
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