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‘Tnoculate with ‘“Nitragin’” and then plant 
when the ground is warm in rows 24 to 36 
inches apart, covering the seed 2 inches deep. 
__ Thin later to 4 to 5 inches in the row. One 
pound will plant about 100 feet of row. 
Rows three feet or more apart if tended 
with a garden tractor. ‘ ’ 
- Plants may stand as close as two inches 
apart or as far as six inches apart. 
Do not cultivate when plants are wet with 
dew or rain. 
Above directions suitable for small Limas. 
Navy beans should be planted late, say 
June 20th, so they will be too late for the 
bean weevil. Late plantings will also cause 
eeetoahy, the entire crop to mature at one 
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Use 20 to 30 pounds of seed to the acre. 
Space rows a convenient distance apart to 
cultivate. r 
_ For small crop pull and pile to dry, then 
thresh with a flail, 
Large Bush Limas 
_ All Limas require rich soil. Do not plant 
until ground is thoroughly warm. Wait until 
after corn planting time. 
If you have the time plant the seed on 
edge eye down. Cover two inches deep. 
One pound of seed to 100 feet of row. 
Rows not closer than 18 inches or 2 feet 
apart. Thin to ten or twelve inches apart 
in row. They do better if inoculated with 
“Nitragin”’ before planting. 
Can a few for winter use while they are 
green. 
Pole Beans 
Inoculate with “‘Nitragin” and 
then plant when soil is warm in 
hills 3 to 4 feet each way, cover- 
ing seed 2 inches deep. 4 pound 
of seed to 75 hills. 
_ Stick a slender pole six to 
eight feet long, beside each hill 
and draw the tops of four of 
them together wigwam fashion 
and tie them. 
Can a few shelled, while green, to use in 
succotash. 
Use above directions for Pole Limas, except 
they should be planted later and on rich 
soil, and two plants to the hill is better 
than more. 
Table Beets 
See Chart. Beets have best flavor when 
about half grown. 
Make several plantings for the season’s 
supply. Last planting about July first. 
Use the plants thinned out for greens or 
transplant some of them. Store after frost, 
in a pit, cellar or cave where they will keep 
evol and moist enough to prevent drying out. 
Use the tender half grown beets for canning. 
Egg Plant—See Chart 
Figure 1500 plants from an ounce of seed 
and 150 from a packet. Seed slow to sprout. 
Do not plant too early. Egg plant should 
be the last spring crop planted in the garden, 
Lettuce—See Chart 
Thin to 12 inches for the head varieties 
and 6 inches for others, 
It can be planted in the fall just before 
freezing weather and it will come up very 
early in the spring or started in the hot bed 
and transplanted to the field later. 
Loose leaf lettuce is easiest grown. All 
lettuce does better on rich soil especially 
head lettuce. 5 
Lettuce is _a cool weather plant and is 
erisp and tender early in the season. 
Mushroom Growing 
For best results, temperatures should 
range from 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. A 
eave or cellar 5 to 6 feet deep with the roof 
above the ground, and vent holes for venti- 
lation, is ideal. 
Plenty of moisture is needed. The bed 
should not be exposed to a dry atmosphere. 
After manure bed several feet deep reaches 
75° temperature, mushroom spawn bricks are 
broken into 1%” sq. pieces (16 to brick) 
and planted 2” below surface, 1 ft. apart. 
Full information in regard to growing Mush- 
rooms is included with each order for Mush- 
room spawn. 
Muskmelons—See Chart 
Plant when ground is warm in hills 3 x 6 
feet, covering seed one inch deep and thin 
later when the bugs are gone to one plant 
every three feet. 
Or space hills 6 x 6 feet and thin later to 
two plants to the hill. Figure 85 hills to 
ounce or 30 hills to the packet of seed. 
Look on the underside of the 
leaves, about time they begin to 
vine, for lice. Dust or spray 
with Henry Field’s Bug Dust. 
Muskmelons are ready to pull 
when a crack appears around 
the stem. 
The melons are best if gath- 
ered early in the morning while 
cool, 
Onions—See Chart 
Onions do most of their growing before hot 
weather, so get them in early. : 
When onions_are as large as a straw, thin 
and _ weed. i 
When tops fall down, pull and throw in 
windrows and allow to cure two or three 
days. 
HENRY FIELD’S 
Garden Planting Tips 
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This and the next page may help you when you order your seed, and plant your 
garden, in the spring. 
growing season. 
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A SUGGESTED GARDEN PLAN 
4 Mangel Beets—See Chart Ba Sa Aa era ene ae eg, OF lets LOCATION OF GARDEN. The kitchen garden should be located close to the 
_ The best crops are from early planting. If not harvested until a wet spell of house. This gives protection against animals and thieves (makes it a lot 
After frost pull and pile in field until cold weather it causes second growth and they handier too if you have a few odd moments to spend in it). The main or big 
_ Weather, ; 5 will not keep well. garden should be so located and planned that it can be cultivated with regular 
Cover temporarily so sun will not dry them Use sets to grow bunch onions from, as farm tools. It saves a lot of weeding. 
} out and so they will not freeze: i k ] bulb but will 
: rage aD Mee ND SOILS AND SHADE. Don’t make your garden in the shade 
ee in cave or pit yore es ee go to seed 
moisture to prevent shriveling. fo) em- f bigs t i ils full of tree roots if you can avoid it. 
s— p ld b oO ig trees or in soi , y 1 
DNC SESE tae 2 CG A ACh ¢ Most garden crops like sunshine and all of them appreciate 
perature as near freezing as possible and pro- : ri 
i i 8 2 1 ible. A light , ) ‘ 
vide ventilation. pr nee Dy anode RoR! Ane pani and respond to good soil. Stony land and poorly drained soil 
Carrots—See Chart Space the rows any convenient distance. yy are not the best. 
FITTING THE SOIL. Plow or spade deeply in the fall, 
a need aorsotiniee plo®: hepeoros penne ee gees Laban pale ag a lo ti aie 
jJent. over the see shallow an an enera lIrections as given for onion ants. : x © : 
thick. in later to 3 inches apart. 4 Ball ad use right away, as they won’t keep Ay ¥ Ss Were phere ee pod 4 ae beep tine p pia gis coe a hee 
Store in a pit, cave or cellar where they like the native varieties. However, they will job. Leave the land rough to hold snow a re. Ha 
row or rake thoroughly before planting. Good preparation 
will save a lot of cultivation. Z 
Thin vegetable 
will keep cool and moist enough to prevent keep until about the first of the year. 
 shriveling up. | : : _ 
ca abel oi Bo GEG GIS Gioeah OsG hana ees) Parsnips—See Chart rows quickly or SIZE OF GARDEN. There is only one rule we would give 
¢ Elda ca leaimmawadlGinchearapactcover the plants will and that is to “Plant Plenty.” What you do not need for the 
Celery—See Chart ing the seed from one-half to three-fourths turn sickly. day to day table needs, can or freeze. 
Start early either in the house or hot bed of an inch deep. 
or in the field later on. Thin later to 4 or 5 inches in the row. 
Celery seed sprouts slowly. . One ounce will drill 200 feet, one packet, 50 
f Cover shallow and keep surface soil moist feet. , y 
_ until plants are up. : Parsnip seed sprouts better earlier in the 
_. To allow plenty of room, thin out and season when the soil is cool and moist. 
_ transplant when quite small. When four or Sprouts slow. ; 
five inches, transplant to field. To mark the row so that you can culti- 
_, Space plants six inches in the row. Rows vate before the plants are up, scatter a few 
four to five feet apart if you use dirt for radish seeds along the parsnip seed. 
anking up. Three feet apart if you use _The radish will come up first, and when 
boards. they are large enough, pull and use. 
When plants are ten or twelve Sicve in a shallow pit where they will Clay or gumbo, 
inches tall begin drawing in dirt freeze, for freezing improves the flavor. The same seed should be planted deeper late in the season when 
to them drawing the leaves to- Or you can leave them in the ground, the soil is warm and more likely to dry out. 
gether. where they grew, until spring. After planting very small seed, especially flower seed, cover 
ie ee cates Be eae with a mulch to hold the moisture near the surface until the 
General Tips 
Before plowing, burn the rubbish and dead vegetable vines, as they may 
carry disease or injurious insects. 
Apply a good coating of manure if you can get it. Tree leaves are also fine. 
Some gardeners say cover the seed four times its greatest diameter. 
Seed can be planted deeper on loose mellow soil than it can on 
leaves exposed. ¥ : Peanuts seed sprouts. 
Some bleach with a section. 0 i i Plant some for the worm, some for the crow, some to pull out 
i i Plant when the ground is warm in rows an ome os ’ 
“eet Reaes bilaios apes not closer than 2 feet apart. Drop two ker- and some to zrow. 
: . nels every 12 inches in the row. 
Early Cabbage and Cauliflower Shell before planting. It is best not to - 
See Chart. Plant the seed in the house or break the brown pai covering ie Le Sas 
hot bed six weeks or more before you set in Cultivate same as for beans. Do no 
é i z i the bloom. Keep soil loose and mellow. 
Bese eld. covering seed about one-half inch They will bury themselves. Harvest after 
Cauliflower will not head during hot dry frost and thoroughly dry before storing. 
Plant abundantly. Enough for yourself and some to spare. 
How and When to Plant Garden Seeds 
summer weather so must be started early. * When to Plant | Depth to Plant| Rows Apart (Inches Apart) Am’t Seed 
Real early or real late plantings will not Harvesting Peanuts VEGETABLES Out Doors Inches Inches in Rows 100’ Row 
be troubled with worms very much. > 
Dig your peanuts after frost kills the tops. 
Late Cabbage—See Chart The spading fork is about as good a tool as Asparagus... Ree a Suen ae io. 
i figuring 2500 plants anything. Beans, bus pr.-May =! 5, : 
oO Ey aeacs ete: or @rop in bills 18 to 36 Just dig the whole clump up, shake the Beans, bush Apr. 2 18-24 10-12 1 Ib. 
inches or drill where plants are to stand at soil out of the roots, pile them up around lima. May e a8 ae Poh 
e rate of 1 pound to the acre. a pole in the garden, or in the corncrib, or I ee de a ENties WEE 2 ; 4 Ree 
‘To mature late crop, figure 120 to 150 some other well ventilated place and allow ee Sitangel Mor. i 30-56 £ pa 
days from seed. Most folks plant their late them to dry and cure. After two or three Beaccolles Nera % 30 1prt 
cabbage too early. : weeks you can pull the nuts off the roots. *Cabbage, early....... Mar.-Apr % 36 18-36 1 02. 
It saves a lot of hard labor and you are These should be cleaned up and dried and Cabbage, late... |... May ry 36 24-36 qeees 
surer of getting a stand if seed is planted cured still'more. Two or three weeks more Carrota 2: ie oe ec Mar.-Apr. % 14 3-5 4 on 
_in field where crop is to be grown. is usually enough and then they are ready Poa aomen ARRAS ce ae 4s precy ee 4 0%. 
_ in field where crop is to be grown. for roasting. : oe aes cane sain le i reat Ae ree 
Be a . Small quantities may be roasted in a ba Canes rd Mar. z ee es ee 
_ Chinese or Celery Cabbage ing pan in the oven, Try some now and then, eee: vee pay ” ie a8 he 
Sow outdoors the very earliest possible in and you will soon recognize when they have iia 0 May 5 18 12 Bet 
ithe spring, or for a fall crop, sow after mid- been roasted just right to suit you. iShtwcenw ea Mar.-Apr ve 14 6 14 02, 
‘summer. In many places in the middle west, Muskmelons. . . eee i 6 tt. 3 tt S ou. 
e fall crop does better than the early one. Peas. See Chart Ontons 200s cetia Beata Rats pr. 4 vs 3 g 08s 
ake your rows 18 to 24 inches apart, and Ta pace 51,40) e pihafer sa eRe eee 12 2 ae 
ee ern they are # to ertecnee One pound of seed should drill 100 feet parsnins.....02 001212] MarcApr. 254 13 45 ig bn 
- high, so they are o 12 inches apar a of row. Deanuianee ie oe Anetra 1 3 : 
meow These plants quickly run to seed. in To get that delicious flavor, cook, can or Peas, smooth. ||... Mar.-Apr. 2 24 3 1 Ib: 
warm weather without making any peade). Ee freeze peas within two or three hours of the Peas, wrinkled. ....... May 2 24-86 3 yi ib. 
be sure to eet them out early. Use raw for time they are picked. *Peppers.....-.....-. May % ‘3 24 4 02. 
fealad. or boil. Store in moist, cool quarters. You should plant both smooth seeded Grant GECOED tee ae May 1 13S 129, 4 0 
> y early peas and wrinkled varieties for later Aye . a . tt. a. 
fees Cucumbers— See Chart nearidy yielders. Be sure to inoculate with eaaieh. Moca 5 yi a ee 
: Plant when ground is warm “Nitragin’’ before planting. 4 Spinac Mare y-1 14 34 Lou! 
in hills 3 x 6 feet covering One plan is to drill two rows side by Squash. May 1% 12-ft 12-ft. PoE? 
seed 1 inch deep. Drop about side about 8 inches apart with 2 feet be- Sweet Corn. May 2 36 12 \Y% Wb. 
a dozen seeds to the hill and tween each pair of rows. This saves space *Tomatoes..... 00... May 4 36-60 36 14 oz. 
thin later when bugs are gone and the peas stand up better. Turnips Mar. Avi ve ae : Dk s. 
to 2 plants in hill. Figure 100 Even Ans peas Bee little poe 19 at Watermelons May % 
i 5 the least climb up on. ey are naturally a : p ; 
ay: is Siaeer. Stieeede see te climber and you will find that you get better *May be started in Hot Beds in March or April. 
= Help the plants resist the results this way. It is very important to 
Garden Planting Tips Continued On Next Page mj» 
acks of insects and disease by planting on plant them very early. The last of March is 
soil. Use plenty of Henry Field's Bug Dust. usually right. 
