

A good field of ripened cucumbers showing a portion of the field piled 
ready to thresh. 
SUCCESSFUL GARDENING 
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appear, start controlling at once. On our own crops, we use dust 
insecticides. We list Aphicide and dusters on pages 88 and 89. You 
will find instructions as to dusting on page. 87. 
Root crops such as beet, carrot, parsnip, 
WINTER STORAGE OF potatoes, rutabagas, salsify and turnip may 
ROOT VEGETABLES be stored for winter use in either a: root 
cellar, dark basement or in: outdoor pits. 
In any case, the storage should be well drained and ventilated. Tops should 
always be removed. When storing in root cellar put in alternate layers of 
roots and sand; this will prevent shriveling. Storing in pits may be accom- 
plished by making a shallow excavation 3 or 4 feet, wide and 6 inches deep. 
Put a good layer of straw in this trench and over the sides. Pile the 
vegetables in a conical pile, the length depending upon the amount to be 
stored. Next cover the vegetables with one or two feet of straw and as the 
weather gets colder cover with sufficient soil to prevent freezing. Some 
ventilation is necessary and can be secured by leaving a slight space at the 
top with the straw exposed, or by inserting a drain tile or wooden ven- 
.tilator, Ventilator should be provided with a cap to keep out the rain and 
with a screen to exclude rodents, 
A Delicious Dish Aspa ragus 
for Spring Appetites 
* The best of several rust resistant strains 
Mary Washington originated by the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. The shoots are larger and grow more rapidly than others. 
Stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without branching. 
Color, an attractive deep green with purple tips. 
Even the largest shoots are firm, tender and richly flavored. 
(Pkt., 5c) (0z., 20c) (%4 Ib., 60c) (Cb., $2.00) prepaid 
GROW PLENTY OF BEANS Beans 
Beans like a dry and rather light soil, though they will do well in any 
garden soil if not planted too early in spring. Planting should be delayed 
until all danger of frost is over. Dwarfs are earliest and most hardy as a 
general rule. In garden culture, beans are usually planted about 2 incheg 
deep, in rows_18 inches apart, and 3 inches apart in the row; in field cul- 
ture, in drills 2 to 3 feet apart so as to cultivate with horse or tractor. 
Until blossoming season, frequent but shallow cultivation should be given. 
Deep cultivation after the plants show bloom is very apt to ruin the crop. 
Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill, and sixty pounds is sufficient for 
an acre. 
Running beans, especially the Limas, are more tender than the Dwarfs; 
therefore, planting must be delayed still later, or until liability to rot in 
consequence of cold, damp weather has passed. Plant five or six beans in 
each hill, about 2 inches deep, hills 3 feet apart each way. Two pounds of 
seed will be sufficient for 100 hills of Limas, or 380 to 50 pounds of Limas 
per acre when drilled. 
To afford a regular succession of crops throughout the season, plant 
every two weeks after the first planting until midsummer, 
See Page 3 for Preparation of the Soil. 
See Page 87 and 88 for control of Mexican Bean Beetle and Bean Aphis. 


See page 90 for Special Prices to Market Growers rj 
