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SPRAY AND DUST FOR PESTS 
Insects and diseases may infest the vegetable garden but 
may never become a serious problem if one watches for evi- 
dence of damage and takes prompt action. Sprays and dusts 
are available in convenient packages to combat every garden 
pest. When spraying cover all parts of the plant and both 
sides of the leaves. Do a thorough job promptly and avoid a 
serious infestation, 
Success in gardening starts by following certain rules. 
Whether these be noted from the pages of books or gathered 
from practical experience makes little difference. The process 
is the same. Good seed, soil, water, fertilizer, and work makes 
for success. 
If we understand that almost every seed we sow has stored 
within its shell the ability to sprout and grow into a useful 
plant we can easily think of seeds as plants ready to set 
out which will make the picture of the finished garden clearer 
in our mind’s eye thus avoiding many of the early mistakes 
of planting. 
Seeds are started by sowing in the soil of the garden. There 
germination takes place readily when conditions required for 
growth are met. Fortunately good garden soil, well prepared 
meets these requirements: soil moisture, usually present after 
winter rains or supplied by irrigation; soil temperature, heat 
from the sun and the main reason why certain tender seeds 
should be delayed in sowing (until the ground is warm), and 
air and moisture drainage supplied by the hard work of soil 
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preparation which we have been recommending. As far as 
fertilizer is concerned young seedlings don’t need extra feed: 
ing until they have used up the stored food of the cotyledons. 
It is better to delay feeding until growth is well started and 
then apply gradually. This is in addition to the humus (manure, 
peat, compost, etc.) and phosphate and other fertilizers put 
into the soil at the time of preparation. They are deeper down 
and can be. reached by the plants as they grow. 
Pumpkin Squash 
By thinking of the seeds as plants we will sow them far 
enough apart to reduce drastic thinning. We wouldn’t set 
plants out very close because before long we would not have 
much of a garden, competition between the plants would re- 
duce the flowers, fruit sand shape of the individual plants to 
an undesired minimum. In both vegetable and flower gardens 
we strive for perfection in either flowers, fruits or foliage— 
poor quality is seldom tolerated. 
Actually every seed we sow will not germinate. Not from 
poor quality, but more often because other factors more dif- 
ficult to control affect the seed. Among these are water, in 
excess, which may either wash the seeds out altogether or 
cover them more than they should be to sprout, (See planting 
chart). Crows and rodents may eat some. Soil fungi and very 
wet soils before germination may cause many to rot. So we 
usually sow seeds thicker than needed and thin the row later 
on to a spacing that allows the desired growth. 
The planting chart below contains suggestions to enable 
proper planning of the garden. However, most varieties used 
in the small home garden are best sown in smaller rows for 
which a packet each will usually suffice. Replanting to pro- 
long the season of short maturing crops is a splendid idea 
and makes maximum use of the prepared soil. 
FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENS 

Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
Required Required between apart of Required Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
of row an acre inches inches inches of row an acre inches inches inches 
Artichoke, Globe ...... Y% oz. 6 to 8 oz 40 to 48 18 to 24 1 Koh Rabie ccsitckeresate Y% oz. 4 to 5 lbs. 14to24 4to6 % 
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Beans, (bushwine ou. s 1% Ib. 50 to 60 lbs. 24to80 2to3 1%to2 Lettuce .............. % oz. 3 lbs. 12to18 4tol2 
Beans, Lima ...... Loe 14 1b 380 to 50 lbs. 24to386 38to6 114%to2 #$£=Melon, Musk ......... Wy on. 3 to 4 lbs 70 to 80 36 to 60 % 
Beans, Pole \. 2 ah. 3% Y% |b 30 to 35 Ibs. 386to48 6to8 1%to2 # Melon, Water ........ 14 oz 3 to 4 lbs 12to96 172 to 96 % 
BeCtga trreieinielesenndlerets wins Vy 02 8 to 14 Ibs. 14to24 8to4 %tol Mustard ............. 02. 4 lbs. 14to24 6to9 % 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar % oz 6 to 10 lbs. 18to 24 6 to 9 % tol Olera sedi sealoucanas 1 oz 8 to 10 lbs. 24to40 18 to 24 1 
Swiss Chard ......... %oz. 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to24 10to12 1 CGhieomy shor chnooconde’ % oz 3 to 4 lbs 18to24 3tod 4 
BLOCCOLIM I cis Sole g cho ncolegs Y% oz. 4 oz 20to36 16to22 %tol Onion (for sets)...... 60 to 85 lbs. 12to14 Notthin’d % 
Brussels Sprouts ..... 4 oz. 4 oz 20to86 16to22 %to% ###‘Parsnip ............. 1 oz 8 to 4 lbs 18to24 3to4 y% 
Cabbarer: fay. 2 kok V4 02 4 oz. 18 to 36 14 to 24 IPALSICY, Wrocinchic crsteher a tre 4, oz. 8 to 4 lbs. 12to20 6to8 14 
Cardoon tins. sateen YA oz 5 oz. 20 to 382 20to380 %tol Pasig: «elie inten ste 3c tiete % lb. 90to180lbs. 24to36 1to2 1 to 2 
Carrotitecccsis ae one Yy oz 8 to 4 lbs 16to24 1to38 b PEPPER ecto. 0 «lelela-c¥ens 1%. 02. 1 to 2 lbs. 20to30 18to 29 14 
Cauliflower F. sc.tsera) ae. Y% oz 4 oz. 24 to 30 20 to 24 % Potatoesiecs cies c.ctcs siekons 8 lbs. 800-1000 24to36 18 to 24 6 
Celery. 2 sepric= cise a oes 1% oz 4 oz 24to30 4to6 Pump ingests occic eyelet 2 oz. 8 to 4 lbs. 96 to110 60 to 84 % 
Chicory nen erie eo eieels Vy oz 4 to 5 Ibs 20to36 2to3 W%tol Radishiie, . ce seer %oz. 10 to 12 Ibs. 12to18 1to2 Vy 
Collardaiivaacit erases © Y, oz. 5 oz 24to30 14to18 hy Rhu barby ae lstopethe rete) one We OZ. 3 lbs. 24to42 20to24 % 
Corny Pop mince: cierts « 3 0Z 6 to 8 lbs. 34to40 6to8 Rutabaga ..65 0.42.0. % oz 2 to 4 Ibs. 18to24 AtoT 14 
Gorn; Sweet his seis oss 4oz. 10to 12 lbs. 30to42 9to12 1 Saweti. tas. sce ewhomaas Y oz 4 to 5 lbs. 20to24 6tol0 % 
Corn Salad. 3.24. .-..- 20z. 10 to 12 Ibs. 14to18 3to4 4 Salsif yam. sie erie 3, OZ, 7 to 8 lbs. 18to24 2to3 4 
Cress@eacc ate lense: 1 oz. 10 Ibs. 12to18 2toA % Sorrell 20.05, Mulanaueas Ye oz 4 to 5 Ibs. 18to22 2to3 % 
Cucumber ity. ices) sien! Ye oz 8 to 4 lbs. 48to60 12to36 %to% #£Spinach.............. % oz. 10 to 20 lbs. 14to18 38tod5 % 
Dandelion; weer cinta Y% oz 5 to 6 lbs. 18to22 6to10 % Squash, Bush ........ loz. 4 to 6 lbs 42 to 48 42 to 48 1 
Dille nse dealers a eretalene's Wy oz. _ 5 Ibs. 20to36 4to6 % Squash, Vining ...... 1 oz. 4 lbs. 72 to 90 60 to 90 1 
Beg Plantwiewdees sem. Y% oz. 5 to 6 oz 24to 36 18 to 24 ly Sunflower ........... 1 oz. 7 to 8 lbs 48to70 10to1l12 1 
Eondive: «fs ae pans others % oz. 4 to 5 lbs 18to24 8tol2 ly Tomatow «obec veeuicuneis 2 oz 40to60 36 to 40 % 
Fennel pass tieiteiscccass Y% oz 3 to 4 lbs. 24to32 5to8 3% TObRGCO.srckicse Ulatieeses 2 oz. 36 to 48 24 to 36 % 
Kale ahs oitctacns sens ont hy OZ. 4 to 5 lbs. 24to32 14 to 22 % Turnipe .. suse oat onset Y% oz 2 to 3 lbs. 12\to, 20" se tors y% 
REGULAR APPLICATIONS OF FERTILIZER PAY IN MORE AND LARGER FLOWERS ] 
