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TITE SUNDAY OBEGOSIAX, rORTLATO. MAKCIT 17, 1918.
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Mil
Garden Soil NeU Food
to Crow Vegetables.
staewrard e tskle ! -r)lbe
riul rM ead Orajaafc Matter.
THE v for growm
eaoaM be rich and wall aupplled
vita ha max or organic matter.
lt.gh-a,uallty vegetabiea cannot be pro
duced a Poor aoll. for to ba crisp and
tender they moat mass a quick growth.
Tata cu be bad only whan the aoil
coatalns aufflclent available pUnt food,
and la la good fhyalcal condition.
Karajard or stable maaora la tha
best fertUIser because It furnishes both
plant food and arcanle matter. t"n
Uaenad atabla manure. In which strew
ar finely col corn foJ-1r baa baan
used aa litter, la tha beet. Manure In
wblcb aAavinga or leaves baa baan
Used la not aa good. City street sweep
ings ara frequently aallabta at low
cat, bat nul ba atad with care aa
n,f ara liabla to contain- larae
amounts of mineral oM from tha da
rompoeltloa of paving malarial and
drippma from automobllea. Tha ma
aara ehould ba applied t tha f
cinwed ar rrl.d ground ao l"i ,l
will have tlm. to de..-ay before planting
time, If tnr wara m.nurt U ud It
ooutd ba plowed under.
Una na valaael.
Where manura la not available, eoma
Wsttmlnou erup. aa eowpea. ov
bean, vsteb) or crimson clover, should
ba turned ond-r to supply homua and a
part of tna nitrogen. In addition to tha
humus alJd to tha aoll through tha
growth of theae cropa. tha cultivation
neeeealtalrd by their growth tanda to
make fertilising element., especially
potash, available In many soils. Tha use
of eonmrrlal reniitsera
In mm raaes. but owing to tha scarcity
and hick pr.ee of both nitrogen and j
potaah tha aaa of coramrrll ferttl-
lu rs containing lar- amounta of these
materials la not ndviaable onlaaa tha
iluMDto cannot ba secured through the j
se at manure. If aufflclent land l j
available for garoemn.- v
that half tha im cao ba devoted to
Womlnou cropa mc season. Rood re
aolta may ba had by lng very "Ml
aoaaman-ial fertiliser.
rhaapkataa Oft Adrtaablo.
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and thair aaa la advisable In moat case.
Thar ara aa parlour o"
th.r aid la brlr.lg tha cropa to mo
larity. An application of from to
pound of acid phoaphata par ocra
will uaoallr ba aufflclant. Jf a mld
f.rtlllaar la apptlcd. ona contalnlnit
from to I ft cent nltroiten. t to !
par cant phoaphorte acid and to I
par cant potaah will ala Hood rcaulta.
Tha Ditrocan may bo had from cotton
rad meal dried blood, flab acrnp, of
tankasa. Tha phoaphorle acid may ba
bad la tha form of bona meal or acid
phoaphata. The pota.h may bo bad In
tha lorm of hardwood aabea. or aome of
i -t . -. however, ara
tna povmmn "
very htch In prwo and hard to obtain.
Tho followln formula la aurgeatad for
a, rood garden fertiliser:
Aera. P1. rod
Chirkea r p.aeaa oiaaora. . na
Add ab-.pn.te IOo lha. la.
Merdaoad aeaee I0OO la. . lb
Tha acid phoaphata and tha aaho
mar be mled and applied. Tho manura
bould ba applied aeparatrly.
'ertlltaera I aed Mrlj.
rertllliera ebould ba applied to the
ami aa kod aa It la In condition, and
harrowed In. If deeired to make later
application, after tha planta ara aet.
tha oial. rial ahoold be applied between
the rowa a few lochea from the planta
Tha oao of lima la adTlaable. ape
ciiUy an heay ol!. It l naceaaary to
V. a It In connection with Breen ma
suraa or tha aoll will becoroa acid. It
mT bo applied In tha form of klr
aUked lima, which la oaoaliy a mlttura
of tho bjdroaid and carbonala of cai
cionv aa B'ood lime, or aa Bround
limeeione. The rround limeatona I
lower In Ita anion than tha old or
the carbonate. Krum fla to tan pounda
of tha ground limeatona and half thla
amount of tha rround, burned 'mo U
a aufflcent application for each lo
luare feet of aoll.
A boat per cent of ordinary aarth
la not aoll at alt but conaieta of air
and water. Water makea tha aolublo
plant food In tha aoll freelr available
while the air make p.lbt barterU
development and fjrilltatra chemical
action, wht. h mAha additional plant
food ataiUbir.
uliiatton. atlrrlnc tha aoll. kllla
ee.ia. which draw moiotura and plant
food at the epena of the cropa. and
Incorporate air. a neceeelly. Into tha
oiL A clod of earth lock a up plant
fow and prevaota Ita utlllaalloci by the
Plnt . .
Nllroien. which tlmuUtea leaf
growth, la beat cippllad by turning un
der ikIi. wrll-rotud. or compoal'd roa-
ora or r'ttin vecctaMe matter.
fhrrp Sin. u re and poultry dropplna.
will hurry pUata alona mora rapidly
than moat chiTil.-al fertlllaera.
Vet-eUble BIooma Make
War Garden Attractive.
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knaer f.rewa by
waoaa) tely far ateaoty.
IT tn t n.ery to go without flow
era in the war garden, even though
pothlas but vrgetablr ara grown,
Ham of tha vegetable blooma ara a
handeome aa any nowera to bo found In
a rccuUtion ri.wr garden. In truth.
Ihou.and of popla grow acarlet run
ner bcana eolrly for tletr bloe.oma.
tnlnmf them over trellleea and fencea.
Tel Ihte bean la ona of the moat uaeful I
veactablea. In Kngtand It la crown:
by tho acre for city marketa. There la
no need to Uck flow era If tha acarlet
runner bean ba grown In tha war gar
ilea. Although not widely Introduced
aa vet. there are new varletlea with
white and pink blovwma.
Munfower ede are not u.ed on tha
table, bat they ara taluable for feeding
poultry. A combination of sunflower
end eoarlet runner beana will keep any
ganlen beautiful for month. It l only
' naceaaary to plant tha mnllowrrt at
' iho aad of the garden or along the
feaco or perhapa bordering the walk
and to allow acarlet runner bean to
climb the ilk. Put In tho aunflower
eod when tha baan vine ara about a
foot blah and atrip oft the lower leave
af tha atalk.
Few persona know tho dellolou
new pea. which la aatan poda and all.
liko the atrlng bean. Vet It I a valua
ble crop for tha war aarden. aa nona
of It la waated, Tho bloaaoma of tho
sugar pan ara almoat a beautiful aa
thoao of tho aweat pea. although with
out perfume.
In garden where cucumber uual!y
auccumb to tha blight martynta may ba
grown aa a aubtltute. Mantynia can
ot bo uaed aa fresh vegetable, but
they make excellent p!le. Tho bloa
Ha raeemblea an orchid and la ao
baadaom that martynta ara aome
timea grown In Cower gardena merely
for their ornamental value.
Many other vegetable havo flower
which are haadeome to look upon, ao
that no war gardener aeed feel that he
la depriving himself unduly If ha plow
up hi flower garden tht year In order
to have mora room fr growing war
vrcatablea
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f..r the pure aro W. U. Hare, of It.lls
noro. atd i I. Hurley, ot tka J'oreet
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PREPARE HOME GARDEN SOIL BY
-BREAKING UP -ROUGH PORTIONS
Home Gardener of City, Unlike Gardener on Farm. I Restricted to Lim
it of His Back YArd. and Must Work Out Own Problemf,
Tiiti come gammer
Ilk tha gardener on tha farm, has
not a variety of land for cultiva
tion. Ha la reetrlcted to tha limits of
ki. wwA Ar lawn, and therefore
must eolve hla Individual problems of
preparing tha aoll Ior garoen promo
tion. No matter how bad tha aoll In
the yard may ba. It muet ba ud. Mora
Ingenuity, therefor. Is often necessary
to supply the proper conditions In the
city garden, but the task Is simplified
by tha fact that the same principles
apply In the town as In the country
and that only one kind of aoll usually
I met with in the backyard food plot,
Stable manure. Always valuable In
the preparation of garden soil, often Is
hard to set and thl year every effort
should be made to lessen tha extraor
dinary demand for commercial fcrtll
li.ra Substitutes for manure, how
eer. are eal!y available to the
home gardener, lla should save avery
bit ot vegetable refuse, lawn cllpplnga.
shrubbery trimming, fallen leaves,
kitchen waat. etc.. and make A com
post heap. A dirt covering will keep
this material frosn blowing away and
will praveat objectionable odora. In the
Spring thla decaying humua-formlng
ma is rial should ha mixed deeply Into
the soil with A digging fork. Heavy
clay soils are made more porous If sift
ed coal ashea are thoroughly mixed
with them, but there la no plant food
or humus In the aahes. Lime makes
clay soils more granular and less
lumpy. After being created with one
or more of these methods. If the soil is
worked thoroughly with a digging fork
or rake until It Is fine and level and
without clods. It is ready for fertilising
end planting.
Unless applied In too large amounts
at one time, decayed manure holds
moisture like A sponge and ao Its pres
ence greatlv Increase the moisture ca
pacity ot the aoll and greatly lessens
the danger from drought, on soils that
are too heavy, manure, because of Its
spongy character, hold the fine clay
particles apart ao that they cannot be
come massed together and form clods,
while on sandy soils It fills the spaces
between the coarser partiolee of sand.
Thus It Is evident that manure, by liv
ing aandy aolla more "body" In filling
the large Interspaces, and clay soils
less body by making them more porou.
greatly Improve the condition of both
for the fine roots of garden plants. De
cayed vegetable matter ot any kind
worka on all aolla In just the same
way aa manure, ao (ar as the effects
described are concerned, but the ma
aura contains much more plant food.
Even the loams and sandy loams, those
best for gardening, cannot bo kept In
good physical condition without ma
nure or vegetation plowed down.
Commercial fertilizers can never
serve as a successful substitute for this
preliminary treatment, but they are a
supplement to it. and when organic
matter in the form of manure or vege
tation, and also lime if necessary, has
been added, the soil is In condition to
make the beBt use of commercial fer
tilizers if they are needed. The use of
fertilizers and manure was discussed
in article X of this series.
The kind of preparation that must
be given to the home sarden and the
amount of work that will be required
will depend largely on the condition
of the plot and its previous use. If the
garden ground has been made hard by
much tramping, as is often the case In
backyards, considerable labor will be
needed to get It into proper condition.
When plowing with a team can be
practiced, that Is the best method for
giving the initial breaking. In cases
where the ground Is not to be planted
at once and hard freezing is likely to
occur after spading, it may do advisa
ble to leave the ground roush, prepar
ing It for planting as needed. The
freezing tends to break up the clods
and make the soil lighter and it also
destroys insects. Ground left in the
rough will dry out more quickly than
smoothed soil. If the plot cannot be
plowed, the gardener must resort to the
use of a garden fork or spade or. In
the case of very hard spots, a mattock.
It i not sufficient that the surface be
made fine. The soil should be well
pulverized to the depth of the spade
or fork. Then if the supply of organic
matter has been provided as suggested,
and the liming taken care of. the soil
can be kept in good condition during
the Summer. .
After this portion of the work is
done the fining of the soil, planting and
cultivation are not arduous. In case
one is not equal to so much exercise, it
may be well to employ Bomeone to
break the ground, whether this be done
with plow, spade or fork, for at all
events it must be thoroughly done.
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No one factor is more necessary to a warm, homelike inside-the-house
Atmosphere than the neat and well-kept appearance of the lawn.
We are here to serve and help you in the tedious work of planning
the Spring necessities of your yard and to do the real work.
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