World's Greatest 
Health Bargain! 
The best health insurance you can buy for your family costs only the 
few cents you spend for vegetable seeds . . . plus a little time spent 
in the enjoyable hobby of gardening. 
Home grown vegetables are not only fresher and more choice than 
store-bought ones—they are more nutritious. Many are rich in vitamins 
—and when they are picked fresh from your own vine:s, and <quickly 
boiled, they retain their body-building values so much better than the 
kinds that sometimes lie in grocers bins for days. 
Leafy, crisp salad greens—when growing just outside your kitchen door 
—are just a few moments from the ground to your mouth. Sweet corn, 
deliciously steam cooked, is on your table in a half hour after it s 
^nlUrl nnd the milkv. sweet kernels have all their nourishing 
qualities. 
Grow your own good he< 
"Kitchen size" plot, your 
family heartier—and you 
This year, enjoy 
Even before Columbus, this fertile 
land was producing corn. And to¬ 
day, this truly American vege¬ 
table is still the country's most 
important crop. 
Corn is much better for table 
use if it is gathered while very 
young. With a little practice, the 
proper stage for harvesting can 
be determined. This is shortly after 
the "milk stage," when the silks 
are dry and black, and the husk 
leaves have an appearance of 
maturity. If the ear feels plump 
and firm when grasped, it is gen¬ 
erally ready. 
The sugars in the kernels change 
rapidly to less flavorful com¬ 
pounds after picking. So the 
shorter the time between gather¬ 
ing and serving—the more deli¬ 
cious your corn will be. 
Sweet corn thrives best in warm, 
well-drained soil, liberally ferti¬ 
lized. Soil can't be too rich for 
corn. A successful crop cannot be 
produced in thin, poor soil. 
It is risky to have seedlings ap¬ 
pear before the last spring frost, 
as all varieties are tender. The 
home gardener who has just a 
small plot can gain time by soak¬ 
dth! No matter if you |ust have room tor a 
grocery bills will be lower this summer—your 
II have fun doing it! 
plenty of FRESH Sweet Corn 
eed overnight or by 
it for o week before 
ing the 
sprouting 
sowing. 
about TOMATOES 
Mony home gardeners prune their 
vines by cutting out the shoots 
from the leaf axils, thinking this 
will give them better and more 
abundant fruit. It has, however, 
been repeatedly proven that such 
pruning is a waste of time, be¬ 
cause it doesn't accomplish these 
ak>M LETTUCE 
lender, crisp, salad plant 
CABBAGE—Copenhagen Market 
CORN 
Golden Bantam 
CABBAGE—Danish Ballhead 
CORN 
Howling Mob 
CHINESE 
CABBAGE 
