SIX CROP GARDEN FOR FAMILY OF FIVE 
This garden will take 5,000 square feet of space. To grow recommended amounts to give adequate 
vegetable supply for eating fresh, for canning, and for storage.* 


Lettuce, early 
Lettuce, late .. 
Beans, snap...... 
Carrots, early 
Carrots, late .... 
Cabbage, early 
Cabbage, late 
Greens: Chard 
Spinach 
Tomatoes 
SIX CROP GARDEN FOR 


EAT FRESH CANNED STORED 
Lbs. Ft. row Lbs. | Ft. row Lbs. | Ft. row 
50 150 
50 150 
75 150 10C 200 | 
75 150 50 100 | 
50 75 50 100 200 400 
75 150 
50 100 200 | 400 
50 100 75 150 
50 100 fas 150 
150 160 oD 200 
| Saeed ae 





SEED & PLANT 
150 plants 
Wg o2. 
4 lbs. 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
48 plants 
2 pkts. 
2 OZ, 
¥% |b, 
150 plants 
(staked) 
TWO ADULTS 
This garden will take 2,000 square feet of space. To grow recommended amounts to give adequate 
vegetable supply for eating fresh, for canning, and for storage.* 
Lettuce, early 
Lettuce, late 
Beans, snap...... 
Carrots, early 
Carrots, late .. 
Cabbage, early 
Cabbage, late 



Greens? Chard (cv sscgeoceecton 
Spinach 22a | 
Tomatoes 
Demme meee eee en en eeeeeseseneeas 
SEED & PLANT 


| 
EAT FRESH | CANNED STORED 
Lbs. Et: row |) >Lbs: Ft. row Lbs. Ft. row 
| +— 
20 60 
20 - 60 
30 60 | 40 80 
30 60 20 40 
20 30 20 40 80 160 
30 | 60 
20 40 80 160 
20 40 30 60 
20 60 30 60 
60 40 ie x50 80 
| 






(staked) 
*Late lettuce from seed sown in garden, Late cabbage from seed sown in garden, Late crop of spinach in 
bean area, Late cabbages follow lettuce. 
TABLE I 
Vegetables as sources of vitamins, minerals, and energy} 


Kind of vegetable 
Beans. lima (green) ........ 
Beans* snap aa. co. cccleee es. 
Beet greens 2 ove ves 
Cabbageisne.e ose aes 
Carrots pune on. eee 
Kesler eee eec cons 
Lettuce, green............. 
Parsnips Sacer en ee 
Potatoes: fore ee eee 
Spinaches. ee oe eee eee 
Squash, Hubbard.......... 
Sweet Potatoes............ 
‘Tomatoes; redsaew ene cir 
Turnip greens............. 
Turnips; Whites ss ose sa tee sic stocteto ta Senne 

Vitamin A | Thiamine 
Vitamin B 
21D, eR CNET Excellent 
Excellent | Good 
Hxcellentaenece tees 
i eee Good 
Excellent | Good 
Hxcellent: jie eee. 
Excellent | Good 
Ot soe che En 2 Good 
Excellent | Good 
Excellent | Good 
Pre oot i a Good 
a eee Good 
Excellent | Good 
Exeellent 
Excellent | Good 
Excellent | Good 
Excellent | Good 

Ascorbic 
acid 
Vitamin C 

eee ees ee ee 
eee eee ewes 
Ane mets) fe) oe vt es 
PPe mes ec ian ake eC 


CC | 
Excellent 
Excellent 
Excellent 
Riboflavin | Calcium 
Vitamin G 
Goodi-= fea aee tre 
Behl ed ee ood 
Excellent j\se.405- 
Good Good 
Good Good 
CUE eee Excellent 
Good Excellent 
‘Excellent | Excellent | Excellent 
Good ood 
BAe aires ook ood 
paca ree A ape 
‘Excellent | Excellent | Excellent. 
Good 
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Iron Energy 
value 
Calories 
Excellent 
Good 
Excellent 
wh e-s Set vale: nee 
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Good 
Good 

¢Data of the Bureau of Home Economics. 
