INCREASE THE NATION’S FOOD SUPPLY.. . 
and cut your own living costs. 
PLANT A GARDEN 
From the Government Bulletin, "The Agricultural Situation," we quote: "Nineteen Forty-One Out¬ 
look" is for improved domestic demand for farm products, smaller exports, higher general average of 
prices, larger total cash incomes from marketings. 
Be Ready! Plan and Plant Early . *. 
You can protect your family, and contribute to 
National Preparedness by growing a large part of 
the vegetables you need in YOUR OWN BACK 
YARD. 
Higher prices of all commodities are indicated 
as taxes and other costs rise, which means that 
the home garden is going to be more popular 
than ever this year, and why not?—when it means 
better food for less money. 
There are so many things to remember about 
making your garden grow thats it's well to review 
them. 
How to Plan a Garden 
1st: Put your garden on paper. Mark off space 
for each variety. Group short season crops so 
that you can easily put in a later crop. Plant to¬ 
gether vegetables that last all season. You know 
your soil—how much ground you want to use—the 
likes and dislikes of your family—who will take 
care of it—what tools you have. 
What to Plant 
2nd: Decide what to plant—at least 20 to 30 va¬ 
rieties of vegetables. That will let you choose a 
balanced meal every day from your garden with¬ 
out having to use the same foods. Include a va¬ 
riety of vegetables—for your table in season—for 
canning and storage. 
Every family should can at least 10 different veg¬ 
etables—20 quarts of tomatoes, and 20 quarts 
each of other vegetables. Besides, every family 
should store 10 different vegetables—such as 2 or 
3 bushels of potatoes, 5 heads of cabbage, and 40 
pounds of other vegetables. 
Succession Cropping 
Grow two or more crops in the same ground in 
one season. Follow an early cool season crop 
with a warm season crop, and then by a late fall 
crop. This gives a maximum amount of food from 
a small space. 
—plant radishes, lettuce, onions, peas, spinach, 
carrots, and beets. 
—then follow with beans, turnips, tomatoes, pep¬ 
pers, eggplant, sweet com, late cabbage, cucum¬ 
bers, squash, watermelons, and muskmelons. 
—then in the fall you may plant such vegetables 
as lettuce, spinach, winter radishes, turnips, en¬ 
dive, kale, collards. 
—often when the garden is made by hand, the sec¬ 
ond crop is planted between the rows of the first, 
two weeks before the early crop is entirely used. 
—this gives the second crop an earlier start, and is 
particularly adapted to use on soil that is free from 
weeds. 
How to Plant 
The perennial crops which stay in the same bed 
several years should be located at one side out of 
the way of plowing and cultivation of the main 
part of the garden. 
Where possible, run the rows north and south 
so the crops will shade each other less and make 
for rapid growth. Such tall growing crops as com, 
pole beans, and stake tomatoes should be planted 
together. 
Put all long season vegetables together. Plant 
short season varieties together so they can be 
burned off and make room for late crops. 
Succession Planting 
A good garden will supply the family an ample 
amount of a large variety of crisp, tender vegeta¬ 
bles from early spring until frost. And in addition 
it will give enough to store and furnish food for the 
family through the winter. The only way to pro¬ 
duce this constant supply of first quality vegeta¬ 
bles is to follow a system of succession plantings. 
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