American Agriculturist, March 3,1923 
187 
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)Jbr this Sprayer 
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whitewashing or disinfecting, 
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Making Gardens Yield 
Their Limit 
{Continued from page 183) 
gardens, when liberally manured every 
year and also^ treated with 700 to 1,000 
pounds of acid phosphate to the acre 
annually, will give highly satisfactory 
results. 
But other elements may be needed. 
It is well to keep a supply of nitrate of 
soda on hand. Some of this, say 100 
pounds to the acre at planting time, 
especially for the very early spring 
plantings, generally proves effective. 
It may also be used as a top dressing 
during the summer, whenever any crop 
shows the need of additional nitrogen. 
And how about potash? We got 
along very well without it during the 
war and naturally we are now reluct¬ 
ant about recommending its use in all 
cases._ But we should keep open minds 
on this question. The chances are that 
when prices are reasonable it will pay 
to use some potash in the home garden. 
It \yill do,, no harm, at least, and why 
not put^ in a little potash, just as we 
add a little buckwheat to the poultry 
rations. 
^ A liberal supply of fresh vegetables 
IS even more important than an egg 
basket well filled. And the vegetables 
have such a high value in producing 
good health and strong bodies, that We 
simply cannot afford to take chances 
in not meeting every possible require¬ 
ment. So let us use rotten manure, 
poultry droppings, lime, nitrogen, phos¬ 
phorous, potassium in proper amounts 
and, if possible, install a modem sprink¬ 
ling irrigation system. 
The Small Greenhouse for 
Out-of-Season Crops 
More and more is it becoming true 
that the commercial gardener does not 
win his profits through doing the thing 
that any farmer can do. Almost any- 
one can have tomatoes in August and 
September. Enough general farmers 
do have them to wreck the prices on 
luany a market. Pin-money competi¬ 
tion does not count the cost in a busi¬ 
ness-like way. Thus the skillful grower 
finds that his gains come when the 
ordinary man is not on the market. 
This usually means early or late. The 
Jarly markets are far better than the 
ate ones. To meet this market with 
several of the leading vegetable crops, 
it is necessary to set out well grown and 
well hardened plants. Many men rely 
: :or a while upon hot-beds and cold 
frames. Ordinarily it is not long until 
the need for a small greenhouse is felt. 
_ With careful selection of material it 
IS possible to build a good little house 
for a thousand dollars. If the gard¬ 
ener is somewhat of a mechanic—and 
le usually is—he can do most of the 
work himself. Pipe for framing and 
heating can sometimes be picked up at 
a bargain. A hot water boiler is usually 
best adapted for the small house; and 
a used house heater has served more 
than once. Thus can the cost be greatly 
reduced and it is surprising how much 
even five hundred dollars or less will do. 
"^e man who has equipped himself 
with a greenhouse finds immeasurable 
advantage in control of growing con¬ 
ditions. Thus he is able to get the kind 
of plant he wants. Work is also much 
more conveniently and efficiently done. 
Many gardeners go into the selling of 
plants and then, after a time they find 
it profitable to plant lettuce and cucum¬ 
bers or tomatoes for indoor crops before 
after the plant growing season. 
Many times have such men grown into 
th^e glass-house business until they are 
able to employ help the year round and 
so gam a profitable income for every 
month of the year. 
One should not be stingy in the 
amount of ice to be packed. A few 
extra tons put in now, perhaps more 
than you think really necessary, will 
allow for the wastage that .often results 
from insufficient covering or from any 
one of several differpt causes. Usually 
we run short of ice when we need 
it most. 
Have been a subscriber to the Ameri¬ 
can Agriculturist for a long time and 
profit a great deal by its advice.— El¬ 
mer P. Flansburgh, Greene County, 
N. Y. 
FROM A KODAK NEIGATIVE 
Kodak on the Farm 
While there are always pictures for fun, you will 
especially appreciate the practical purpose Kodak serves 
on the farm. 
For example, pictures like the illustration above are 
selling photographs. In correspondence and advertising 
you need them, as picture records you want them. The 
Autographic Kodak gives them, the easiest, way—and 
complyie even to date and title. 
Just press the button 
and write in the slot. 
Autographic Kodaks $ 6 .j;o up 
At your dealer's 
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y. 
Planet Jr. No, 17 single wheel hoe 
opens and closes furrows for seed 
and fertilizer, hoes both sides of the 
row when plants are small, and cul¬ 
tivates deep enough for all garden 
purposes. It makes thorough hand 
cultivation a pleasure. 
Thi^ mark and the name 
**Planet •Tr.” identify 
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Compare 
its work 
Hoe one row with an old hand hoe. 
Cultivate the next one with a Planet 
Jr. No. 17 single wheel hoe. You’ll 
find that you can work several times 
as fast with the Planet Jr., and the 
work is much smoother and cleaner. 
There’ll be no kinks in your back 
when you’re through. 
Every farm should grow its own 
vegetables. Give the boy or girl a 
Planet Jr. No. 17 wheel hoe. They’ll 
gladly take charge of the garden then. 
At your Planet Jr. dealer. Send for 
catalog. 
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Dept. 36 
5th and Glenwood Ave. 
Philadelphia 
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yet tender. Easily grown and hardy. Collina 1923 
Planting Guide lists all proved varieties. Send for 
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