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dayA — 
—do you know that garden Beans 
are the descendants of a wild 
plant that originally was a native 
of the American tropics? 
The fine varieties of Beans we 
have for our use today are far re¬ 
moved from the original wild form. 
Since the earliest time, man has 
cultivated the bean, and has 
greatly modified and improved the 
species. 
Garden Beans are now classified 
into two groups—the Dwarf or Bush 
sorts, and the Pole or Climbing 
kinds. The bush bean seems to be 
rather generally favored by the 
home gardener, because most vari¬ 
eties of this type mature 10 to 12 
days earlier than the pole. 
Exercise the greatest caution about 
cultivating or picking beans when 
the plants are wet with dew or 
rain. It is extremely possible to 
spread disease from plant to plant 
(if they are wet) with implements, 
or even clothing brushing past. 
This nutritious vegetable is most 
delicious and tender if gathered 
when about two-thirds grown. 
— abo-ut CABBAGE 
Few crops pay back the cost of 
fertilizing as well as cabbage. Use 
a good commercial fertilizer that 
can be applied before planting— 
and your crop will richly repay 
your efforts and expenditure. 
Cabbage only grows well where 
there is some moisture and cool¬ 
ness; it can not stand extreme 
dryness or heat. Soil moisture must 
be adequate and conserved by 
constant cultivation. 
— about CARROTS 
This delicious, health-giving vege¬ 
table is supposedly developed from 
a wild weed — which long ago 
farmers believed grew only on 
badly managed land. Many im¬ 
portant vegetable root crops and 
ornamentals, including the lovely 
Blue Lace Flower, are developments 
from this supposed "wild weed" 
that only grew on waste land years 
ago. 
For excellence of flavor you want 
young, tender carrots—and to get 
them you must have rich soil that 
will develop the roots fast. Slow 
growing, old carrots are onfy fit 
for stock feed. 
— about PEAS 
The first spring activity in the 
vegetable garden should be the 
sowing of peas. The low varieties 
can be planted as soon as the 
ground can be worked. Taller kinds 
about 10 or 15 days later. 
The garden pea is rich in nutriti¬ 
ous values, containing vitamins A, 
B and C. 
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BEET—Detroit 
Dark Red 
— abaut BEETS 
Beets are one of the easiest vegetables to 
grow. They do well in almost any kind of 
garden soil, but prefer a rich, sandy 
loam that is easily worked. 
They are rich feeders, so the soil must be 
well fertilized in order to get the quick 
growth necessary for tender, juicy beets. 
Slow growth means tough roots. 
It is always a good idea to sow beet 
seeds thickly, and then thin out the plants 
to allow proper root development. When 
plants are about 4 inches high, thin to 
2 inches apart if you want many small 
roots, and to 5'/2 inches if you want 
fewer and larger ones. 
Make the rows 12 inches apart if you 
cultivate with a hoe, or wheel hoe. Culti¬ 
vate deeply and often at first, but care¬ 
fully, so the young seedlings will not be 
disturbed. 
— about CUCUMBERS 
The best soil for growing Cucumbers is 
warm, sandy loam—especially if it has a 
slight southward slope. 
