FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN | 
Artichoke 
Asparagus 
Beans, Bush 
Beans, Bush Lima 
Beans, Pole | 
Beans, Pole Lima 
Beets, Table 
Beets, Mangel 
Broccoli, Heading 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cabbage 
Celeriac 
Chinese Cabbage 
Carrots 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Collards 
Corn, Sweet 
Corn, Pop 
_Cucsumber ° 
Dill 
Egg Plant 
Endive 
Fennel 
Kale 
Kohlrabi 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Muskmelon 
Mustard 
Okra 
Onion 
Onion (for sets) 
Onion sets 
Parsley 
Parsnips 
Peas 
Peppers 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Rhubarb 
Rutabaga 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Spinach, N. Z. 
Squash, Summer 
Squash, Winter 
Swiss Chard 
Tomato 
Turnip (roots) 
Turnip (greens) 
Watermelon 
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Seed Distance 
Required Between 
for 50 Ft. 
of Row 
YZ 02. 
V6 02. 
VY Ib. 
Y |b. 
Y |b. 
VY Ib. 
Y% 02. 
Y 02. 
YY 02. 
Yy 02. 
Y{ 07. 
1 pkt. 
Y 02. 
Vy 07. 
YY 02. 
Jy 02. 
Vf 02. 
4 072. 
3 02. 
Ys 02. 
Yf 07. 
Vg 02. 
YY, 02. 
1 02. 
1 02. 
Yy oz. 
YY oz. 
Vy 02. 
V6 02. 
Y4 02. 
1 oz. 
Yy 02. 
1 pt. 
Yy 07. 
VY 02. 
34 |b. 
XK 02. 
2 02. 
Yo 02. 
Y 02. 
Yg 02. 
Y 02. 
34 02. 
V6 02. 
Vy oz. 
Yf 07. 
Y 07. 
Ve 02. 
1 02. 
6 02. 
Y 02. 
Distance 
Apart 
Rows 
(Inches) 
36 to 48 18 to 24 
14to24 3to6 
24 to 30 
18 to 24 2to3 
36 to 48 
36 to 48 
14to 24 3to4 
20to 28 3to4 
24to30 24 
24 to 30 12 to 18 
18 to 36 14 to 24 
18 to 24 6 
18 to 24 12 to 15 
16to 24 1to3 
24 to 30 20 to 24 
24to 40 4to6 
24 to 30 14 to 18 
30 to 42 =9tol2 
34to40 6to8 
48 to 60 12 to 36 
18 to 36 4to8 
24 to 36 18 to 24 
18to 24 8tol12 
24to40 4to 12 
24 to 32 14 to 22 
14to24 4Ato6 
12to42 2to4 
12to18 4to 12 
70 to 80 36 to 60 
14to24 6to9 
36 to48 8624 
18to24 3to4 
12 to 14 not thinned 
12 to 18 2 
12to20 6to8 
18 to 24 3to4 
24to36 1 to2 
20 to 30 18 to 20 
96 to 108 60 to 84 
12to18 1to2 
24 to 48 18 to 24 
18 to 24 6 
18 to 24 2to4 
14to18 3to5 
30 to 36 =12 to 18 
36 to 48 
72 to 90 
12 to 18 
40 to 60 
18to24 2to4 
12to18 2to4 
72 to 96 72 to 96 
4to6 
36 to 40 
Depth 
of 
in Row Planting 
(Inches). (Inches) 
yf 
1 
2to3 14% to2 
1 
6to8 114 to2 
6to8 14 to2 
% tol 
1 
ve 
ye 
NX 
yy 
Y 
YY 
rs 
Ye 
1 
1 
i 
4 to % 
KX 
eo ee ee 
3 
34 
1 
% 
% 
1 to 2 
% 
34 
7 
tol 
% 
34 
1 
48 (4 seeds) 1 
72 (4 seeds) 1 
1 
% 
4 
“4 
34 
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Approximate Seed 
Yield Required 
per 50 Ft. Family 
of Row of 5 
25 lbs. Y 02. 
20 qts. 2 Ibs. 
32 ats. 1 Ib. 
30 ats. 1 tb. 
114 bu. 1 Ib. 
114 bu. 2 02. 
50 head 1 pkt. 
15 qts. 1 pkt. 
35 to 50 head 1% 07. 
1 pkt. 
40 to 50 head = 1 pkt. 
24 ats. Y 072. 
25 to 30 head ~=_1 pkt. 
75 to 100 stalks 1 pkt. 
3 bu. 1 pkt. 
100 ears 1 Ib. 
75 to 100 fruit 1% oz. 
70 to 80 fruit 1 pkt. 
50 to 60 plants ‘1 pkt. 
50 plants 1 pkt. 
1 bu. 1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
25 Ibs. 2 02. 
50 to 60 fruit 1 pkt. 
ltol4%bu. Woz. 
450 pods 1 pkt. 
1 bu. VY 072. 
300 scallions 
. 60 bunches 1 qt. 
45 bunches _1 pkt. 
1 bu. Y 072. 
30-50 qts. pods 3 Ibs. 
25 doz. peppers 1 pkt. 
25 to 35 fruit 1 pkt. 
50 bunches 3 oz. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
11 bu. 1 07. 
35 to 50 Ibs. 1 oz. 
60 to 70 squash 1 pkt. 
35 to 40 squash 1 pkt. 
25 Ibs. 1 oz. 
2 bu. 1 pkt. 
1 bu. 16 072. 
11% bu. 1 02. 
20 fruit 1 pkt. 




Vitamin Values 
A guide to the vitamin contents of garden vegetables 
with a comparison of VEGETABLES vs PILLS 
Are you looking for vitamin bargains? You'll find the best 
vitamin values in vegetables! Look at the chart below for a 
comparison of the vitamin content of a standard vitamin pill 
costing about two cents and the vitamins in one-half cup 
(3.5 oz.) servings of garden vegetables: 
Vitamins Minerals 
International and Sherman Grama Bessa 
A By Cc G Calcium Iron 
Average Vitamin Pill 1650 110 200 165 125 3.3 
Asparagus 700 70 700 40 .021 1.0 
Beans, Green 1000 25 300 40 055 1.16 
Beets 35 —- 100 50 028 ~- 0.85 
Beet greens 12000 — 1000 150 .094 3.24 
Broccoli 9000 37 1400 75 140 1.37 
Brussels Sprouts 200 60 1500 — .027 Wee 
Cabbage 100 25 1200 20 .046 0.43 
Carrots 2100 20 100 20 .045 0.64 
Cauliflower 30 50 =6.1500 35 .022 0.94 
Celery, bleached 10 10 100 — .051 0.22 
Celery, green 1000 10 100 10 .078 0.62 
Chard 9000 — 750 30 .100 3.09 
Collards 7000 50 800 100 .202 1.66 
Corn, White 50 45 200 _ .004 0.27 
Corn, Yellow 500 45 200 20 .006 0.47 
Cucumber 20 15 200 8 .006 0.33 
Dandelion 12000 — 2000 6 .084 3.05 
Egg Plant 35 15 200 10 .006 0.25 
Endive (escarole) 15000 28 400 40 .029 1.53 
Kale 20000 50 =.2500 200 181 2.54 
Lettuce, head 100 25 250 15 .017 0.50 
Lettuce, loose-leafed 4000 25 250 75 .069 15 
Lima Beans, green 500 115 600 100 .028 2.40 
Mustard greens 13000 45 2500 375 221 0.50 
Onions —. 25 275 28 .041 0.48 
Peas 1000 140 500 65 ; 023 2.07 
Peppers 5000 10 2500 40 .012 0.40 
Potatoes, sweet 3500 30 400 30 20 0.77 
Potatoes, white 30 40 250 15 013 1.02 
Spinach 25000 40 1500 T25 .78 2.55 
Squash, summer 1000 15 — 5 18 0.35, 
Squash, winter 4000 15%.\ T00simees 19 0.55 
Tomato 1000 25 450 15 .007. ~=—-:0.40 
Turnip 20 12 600 12 “056 0.52. 
VITAMIN A promotes growth, appetite, digestion, resistance to infection. 
Necessary for formation of teeth. 
VITAMIN B, promotes growth, appetitie and digestion. Essential for proper 
nerve function. 
VITAMIN C guards against scurvy. Required for normal tooth and bone 
formation and maintenance, and for proper healing of wounds, 
VITAMIN G .promotes growth. Prevents lesions and certain abnormal 
changes in the eyes resulting in failing vision. 



