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




Lettuce, early 
Lettuce, late 
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Carrots, early 
Carrots, late 
Cabbage, early 
Cabbage, late oo... 
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Spinach 
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EAT FRESH | CANNED | 
Lbs Ft. row Lbs. | Ft. row 
50 150 
50 150 
75 150 100 200 
75 150 50 100 | 
50 75 | 50 100 
75 150 | | 
50 100 | | 
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50 100 75 | 150 | 
150 100-4} 375°} ) 200° | 
| 

STORED | 
| | 
Lbs. | Ft. row | 
| 
| | 
| 
200 400 
200 400 
SEED & PLANT 
150 plants 
4 oz. 
4 lbs. 
150 plants 
(staked) 
SIX CROP GARDEN FOR 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 
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EAT FRESH . CANNED 
Lbs. | Ft.row Lbs. | Ft. row 
20 60 | 
20 60 } | 
30 60 40 H 80 
30 60 20 40 
20 30 20 40 
30 60 
20 | 40 
20 40 30 | 60 
20 | 60 30 | 60 
60 4 40.7 2150.9 eae 80 
| | 

STORED =| 
Lbs. : Ft. row 
| | 
go | 160 | 
160 | 
| 
| 
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SEED & PLANT 
60 plants 
(staked) 
*Late lettuce from seed sown in garden, Pech cabbage fro seed sown in die Tate crop of eoinaeh in 
bean area, Late cabbages follow lettuce. 
TABLE | 
Vegetables as sources of vitamins, minerals, and energy} 
Kind of vegetable 
— —— 
Beans. lima (green) 
Beans, snap 
Beet greens 
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Kale 
Lettuce, green 
Parsnips 
Potatoes 
Spinach Aisa peat eels cles 
Squash, Hubbard 
Sweet Potatoes 
Tomatoes, red 
Turnip greens 
Turnips, white 
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Ascorbic 
Vitamin A | Thiamine acid Riboflavin | Calcium Iron Energy 
Vitamin B | Vitamin C | Vitamin G value 
Calories 
pound 
c(i yan Excellent eae teeter. | COO wie lk wees | excellent 595 
Excellent | Good OOd erase eae ee ood Good 190 
Hxcellent: | art let iene he eae Excellent |.......... Excellent 150 
eras Mees Good Excellent | Good Good MoE LOO 
Excellent | Good  |.......... Good Good es | Berea: 205 
Excellent lpia ae aie ate ee ero ates eae Excellent | Excellent 115 
Excellent | Good Excellent | Good Excellent | Good 225 
ACER Ate Good ud eile enaclenatl al eite'y cristal Me edegh Gin geteemes Suesemenl| 1 aie area ae CT 
Excellent | Good Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent 225 
Excellent | Good  |.......... Good ood Good 85 
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B paneer eee Good Good Sc .<'Jor a We Glia bitec| as eRameMe CMT ee che Coot lee eee ne] AMES OS 
Excellent | Good Excellent:|: Good a alos a oes, Excellent 110 - 
Excellent ts Seance GS ee ae be Re ee AR BE a et aD 200 
Excellent | Good God eb ic dite. ee Ee 565 
Excellent | Good Excellent. ties eee ee Be ee ee 105 
Excellent | Good Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent 165 5 
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t'Data of the Bureau of Home Economics. 

