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Suggestions For Its Success Clemson College.-The far-reaching value of the garden in our national food supply makes it imperative that all gardeners, large or small, plan a careful rotative system to use wisely all garden space that can he worked. The actual need under normal condi tions, combined with the present food shortage, demands that we produce a larger garden crop than ever. Ordi narily, th*e: average Southern garden is a spring, or one-season producer, few vegetables being available after this period. Therefore, great care and judgment should be exercised in mak ing consecutive plantings of our more common vegetables, to furnish a sea sonal supply with the necessary can ning surplus. The fundamental principles in good gardening are: (a) site and soil selec tion; (b) advanced planning; (c) deep and thorough preparation of the soil; (d) judicious liberal application of fer tilizers; (e) careful selection and lib eral planting of seed; (f) thorough cultivation; and (g) insect and dis ease control. SITE AND SOTL SELECTION: Or dinarily the site find soil conditions, especially of the city and urban gar dens, are pre-dctermined by the loca tion of the home and the lack of gar den space; but. conditions permit ting, the site should bo a southern, eastern, or southeastern exposure, and should nave ample sunlight "and a well-drain ed, easily tilled soil. GARDEN PLANNING: Advanced planning should include every detail of tho garden, and cannot be too strongly emphasized. The method nf cultivation is usually determined by tho size and shape of plot. The one fourth acre or largor garden gives op portunity for horse cultivation: the one-eighth acre or smaller plot, for hand cultivation. Those vegetables that can be dried, stored or canned, .should have preference over short-sea son vegetables, such as lettuce, rad ishes and mustard. Under present conditions, the chief purpose of the gardener should be to produce as much real food as possible. SOHL, PREPARATION": Deep and thorough working of the soil prepnr .atory to planting is of vital impor tance in growing any crop, and most especially is true of t*ic garden crops. .Garden soils should be thoroughly turned or spaded, followed by consecu tive harrowing or raking, until the .seed bed is thoroughly pulverized. Best of judgment must be exercised not to cultivate the soil when it. is too wet. or the texture will bc greatly in jured and its value as a garden soil decreased. FERTILIZERS: A snrresyfuj gar den mint be fertile. Liberal applica tions of both commercial fertilizers -1 manures should be giv er. ']"? ? animal manure will assurf vorable to the ?rrnw?h of most vege tables. A fertilizer containing S per cent available phosphoric acid, 4 per cent nitroge.. and no potash, applied at the rate of 800 to 1.000 pounds per .acre, will give good results when the physical condition cf Cae garden s.:il ?has been corrected by the addition of 'barnyard manure. If woods soil, rich in organic matter, is used instead of ?manure, we suggest the uso of a com .ploie fertilizer analyzing. S per coat available phosphoric acid. 4 per cent initrogen and 4 per cent potash, ap plied at the rate of S"0 to 1.000 pounds iper acre. If no organic matter i;; add ed, the 8-4-4 fertiliser shou'.l bc ap plied at the rate of 1.200 to 2.000 iponads per acre. Fertilizers, applied either in the drill |?r l-roadcast. should be thoroughly imixed with the soil, to prevent tho 'seeds or plants from being seriously I injured by burning. SEED SELECTION* AND PLANT iTN'G: The uso of scant cjuantitier i i I cheap, poorly selected seed often icnuses a great reduction or an entir?i [failure in a croo. The necessary sup ply of well selected, star dard gi.I ?peed should he purchased al an earl? Idate from a reputable seed dealer. CULTIVATION. AND CONTROI ?OF PESTS: Frequent and th .v..::r!i ?cultivation should he practiced. Sha! ?low cultivation should bo given as |Soon after each rain as soil condition? I will permit. ? The expense of preventing and eon-1 ?trolling insects and discasos is small '.compared with the value of thc gat* J .den crop. r REFERENCES For planting char" j and for further Information writ? ?the Extension Service. Clemson Cid ilei-e, S. C.. for Extension Bulletin 42 i "Home Gardening in Routh Carolina.*' . For disease and insect control write !for Farmers Pull"!in No. S"". United .States Depnrtment. of Agriculture ^'Control of Diseases and Insect Ene ['mies of the Home Vegetable Garden.' The Cotton Poll Weevil will deter ?mine in each county in South Caro .lina, as it becomes infested, thos* ?farmers who are MEN. Men who hart ?determination, courage. 4 and conn" ?dence in the fact that we must no, [expect to receive something for noth ling. To grow a colton crop under bm' j weevil conditions venires "vVOr.r* ? first, last and all the yenr. . * Tt costs about as much to raise r iRon-nnn.nd scrub as it does to raise r ?1,000 pound well-bred steer. i There is nothing better than alfalti 'hov for balancing " rat'nn. i A dairy cow requires an ounce ..salt a day. . GOOD WORK OF-' A ROAD DRAG Implement Should Be Used Properly at Right Time-Repair All Ruts and Depressions. After two days of rain, says a writer In Hoard's Dairyman, we took an eight-mile drive out into 1:he country to buy some pigs. One piece of road was like a city boulevard, only better. Despite its being only a gravel road j there was little mud or water, and one j would have thought that there had been only rain enough to sollie the dust instead of the big rainstorm. We inquired and found that two neighbors had made it a practice to alternate In going over tins road with a road drag after every rain. Just beyond, we came 'o a piece of road muddy, slippery and full of chuck holes that sent us up a milo for every mile covered. .Thc only difference between these two pieces of road was a road drag and an hour's time spent when field work could not be done. We estimate j that it look twice as much gasoline to cover the undragged road. Multiply our experience by the dozens of teams and autos going over this muddy road, and then compute ibo expense of fail ure to use tho road drag that was doubtless rotting away in some fence corner. Wc do not now have in mind the de mands of tile good roads extremist, but are considering what may ho done and what should be done with the common dirt road. It does more harm than good, as a general rule, to plow up the sod on the sides oj the traveled track and pile it up in big lumps in the cen ter of the track, leaving them there to be broken up by passing vehicles, and the loosened dirt washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. ?Koop nil the sod, grass roots and oilier j Perspective View of Split-Log Drag, j trash out of the road bcd. It merely decays and makes ready for a splendid hole to form. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. No part of a re paired highway should bo left until its surface has been thoroughly and even ly compacted and shaped to let all the waler run off. And when, as will most always happen, ruts aud depressions make their appearance, they should be smoothed down, filled, and well com pacted so that water may net remain in them to soften the ground and per mit further damage by the trallic. When using the road drag, use il properly at the right time. Don't, go out when the road is too wet or 1:00 dry. Take it when the mud will make a good mortar and' will puddle down like the litllo girl's mud cakes or the i mason's mortar. MACADAM ROAD PROVED BEST I There Are Several Varieties, Changed to Suit Localities and Circum stances Everywhere. For over a century now the macadam road has been in use and has proved itself to be the best all-round road that can bo built. In fact, so good ls il that nil military roads in tho war area, in France aro of this type. There arc! several varieties of it, changed to suit localities and circumstances. The regu- ; lar water-bound macadam is, with-j out doubt, the best, and safest foi horses. But we cannot build for horses alone, it is necessary to preserve thc broken stone road against the auto mobile tires, otherwise tho road sur face would soon go to pieces. Inadequate Roads Costly. Both town and country lose money because of our very inadequate roads. Rape Good Hog Pasture. Rape is a profitable crop for pro viding fall pasture for hogs where farmer:; harvest corn by hogging ll down. Braak Land Sefcr? Freezes. lt will pay generally to break the laud before freezes so thc woods and oilier vegetation may be turned while ?ji i eu? Why Colds are Dangerous. You are often told to "beware of a cold," but why? We will tell you: ?Every cold weakens tne lungs, lowers the vitality and paves the way for the more serious diseases. People who contract pneumonia, first take cold. The longer a cold hangs on, the great er the danger, especially from the germ diseases, as a cold prepares the system for the reception and devel opment of the germs of consumption, diphtheria, scarlet fever and whoop ing cough. The quicker you get rid of your cold, the less the clanger of contracting one of these diseases. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has a great reputation as a cure for colds and can be depended upon. It is pleasant to take. Save Mosley when you refinish furniture and woodwork yourself with MO m31ter how badly scratched your doors, floors or furniture, you can easily restore them with'onc coat of Pee Gee RE-NU-LAC. The cost is smail, the results arc great. It comes in all sizes, from 15c up. Made in 20 Natural Wood and Enamel Colors. White Gold and Silver. PEASLEE-GAULBERT CO., Inc. Louisville, Ky, W. E. LYNCH & CO., Edgefield, S. C. K-c-*4?? "J.?-J t"2.?.-o-i'L,,?f2 ? LS THE CQL'S??. CUR?S T?= LU?GsT m i ilizer pays c 7T01 i rn 171 i* i ADE MARK ? 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