Planting 
FOR THE VEGETABLE 
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 
Cucumber « 
‘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 
24 
Required Between 
for 50 Ft. 
of Row 
YY 02. 
Y6 02. 
Y |b. 
Y Ib. 
Y Ib. 
Y Ib. 
V6 02. 
Y 02. 
4 02. 
Yy oz. 
Vy 02. 
1 pkt. 
1 02. 
Vy 02. 
VY oz. 
XY 07. 
Yf 07. 
A oz. 
3 02. 
Ys 02. 
Lf 02. 
Yy 02. 
J 02. 
Ys 02. 
Ys 02. 
VY 02. 
Vf 02. 
14 02. 
1 02. 
Y4 02. 
1 oz. 
YY 02. 
1 pt. 
Yf oz, 
V6 02. 
34 |b. 
YY 02. 
2 02. 
VY 02. 
Y% 02. 
XY 02. 
V6 02. 
34 07. 
6 02. 
Y4 oz. 
Y4 07. 
6 02. 
Ye 02. 
Yo oz. 
Y 02. 

‘Seed Distance Distance Depth 
Apart of 
Rows  inRow Planting 
(Inches) (Inches). (Inches) 
36 to48 18to24 Ww 
14to24 3to6 1 
24t030 2to3 144 to2 
18 to 24 2to3 1 
36to48 4 6to8 1% to2 
36t0 48 6to8 14 to2 
14to24 3to4 Wtol 
20 to 28 =3to4 1 
24to 30 8©24 % 
24to30 12to18 % 
18to36 14to24 % 
18 to 24 6 Ma. 
18to24 12to15 4% 
16to24 lto3 X% 
24to30 20to24 % 
24to40 4 to6 yy 
24to30 14to18 % 
30 to 42 9 to 12 1 
34to 40 6to8 1 
48 to 60 12t036 % to % 
18 to 36 4to8 
24to36 18to24 % 
18to24 8tol2 % 
24to40 4 to 12 
24to32 14to22 % 
14to 24 4to6 4 
12to42 2to4 34 
12t018 4to12 % 
70to80 36to60 %. 
14to24 6to9 % 
36to 48 = 24 om) 
18to 24 3to4 34 
12 to 14 notthinned 34 
12 to 18 2 1 
12to20 6to8 4 
18 to 24 3to4 4 
24to36 lto2 I1lto2 
20to30 18to20 % 
96 to 108 60to 84 34 
12to18 1to2 X% 
24 to 48 18 to 24 
18 to 24 6 4 tol 
18to24 2to4 4 
14to18 3tod5 34 
30 to 36 12 to 18 1 
36 to 48 48 (4 seeds) 1 
-72to 90 72(4 seeds) 1 
12to18 4to6 1 
40to60 36t0o40 % 
18to24 2to4 Yy 
12to18 2to4 A 
72to96 72to96 3% 
Yé 072. 
Approximate Seed 
Yield Required 
per 50 Ft. Family 
of Row of 5 
25 lbs. Y 02. 
20 ats. 2 Ibs. 
32 ats. 1 Ib. 
30 qts. 1 Ib. 
114 bu. 1 Ib. 
114 bu. 2 O73 
50 head 1 pkt. 
15 qts. 1 pkt. 
35 to 50 head 14 02. 
1 pkt. 
40 to 50 head = 1 pkt. 
24 qts. Y 02. 
25 to 30 head =I pt. 
75 to 100 stalks 1 pkt. 
3 bu. 1 pkt. 
100 ears 1 Ib. 
75 to 100 fruit 14 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. 
ltol4bu. %oz. 
450 pods 1 pkt. 
1 bu. Y 07. 
300 scallions 
60 bunches 1 qt. 
45 bunches __1 pkt. 
1 bu. Yo 02. 
30-50 qts. pods 3 Ibs. 
25 doz. peppers 1 pkt. 
25 to 35 fruit 1 pkt. 
50 bunches 3 0z. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
11% bu. 1 oz. 
‘35 to 50 Ibs. 1 oz. 
60 to 70 squash 1 pkt. 
35 to 40 squash 1 pkt. 
25 Ibs. ro73 
2 bu. 1 pkt. 
1 bu. Y 02. 
11% bu. 1 oz. 
20 fruit 1 pkt. 
GARDEN | 


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 
inferpabonah dae Sherman Grame ices? 
A By Cc G Calcium Iron 
Average Vitamin Pill 1650 110 200 165 125 et! 
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 gréens 12000 — 1000 150 .094 3.24 
Broccoli 9000 37 1400 75 .140 seh 
Brussels Sprouts 200 60 1500 —- .027 1.17 
Cabbage 100 Zee LZO0 20 .046 0.43 
Carrots , 2100 20 100 20 045 0.64 
Cauliflower 30 50 «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 oo .004 O27 
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 8 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 ak 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 OST. 
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 16) e160 ieee 19 0.55 
Tomato 1000 25 450 15 .007 0.40 
Turnip 20 12 ~ 056 
600 12 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. 

