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l ijminary Sketching of Rows ancl Space to Be Devoted
-C Varieties Means Time-Saving Later Starting
,.- 'ni..,ln 11 T-Tnuoo OnVflpn Onoi'ina Ancurnvorl
:?" plants in House Garden Queries Answered
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ThfL iti?.!n.Sn"j.ln,,nit of Pfnln In rotsto.i.
Vir.mii,.lilihRV" t0.l,n broken, plowed and
RL 'fn.1'!0.' fv,,,n ther houll bo planted.
" 'fanJ ''"" !? ". wI' tRko fir Hint
2 L iS"1' nl"1. ".""J- npproxlmitfly.
JM if.1 "'.'i? P" bushel. Alan could you
iimV. .!.!ihr.iI"t,rJ,I,ry '"olinent, how many
limes should they be sprnjeil, etc. N. H II.
tfvFNtNG LuiKiWt reader told how he can best dispose of plot 25 by 9
feet in order to have fresh vegetables daily.
feet in
By JOHN
SEEDS for plantlnK tlic homo vegetable
-jrden f!iu;1 ,,c dc,"crt nt "I"-'0' KO n8
,becn hand as soon as tlio weather and,
Lob of the soil mako planting possible.
Sfo, ordering wed the homo gardener
Lid look oxer hi Plot, incasi.ro Its aiea,
wuo the roll. Jecldo on the best location
! .,1, vegetable ancl determine, how much
or h iilil icrmlro for the spaco nvallabl.i
J"d,ch kind. Seeds cost n.oro this
".Mn In recent .seasons nnd they may
rMher so It l well to lio prepared.
f0ti frill be helpful to mako a rough plan
.he projios ed garden, somewhat after the
1 Printed to.lay In answer to an In-
'"nTthls Plan Indicate tho spaces to bo
JS for each variety and also by mean-, of
Mil? ncncll.1 or smlioln show whero a
S?.K to bo planted or Interplantcd
SSln"?BliiB tow, and also nr.ango
X second nnd third crops which are to
IT those previously harvested Such a
S 11 enable tho gaulencr to keep tho
Sbles during the summer and produc
blln the tato fall root nnd other crops for
"once the preliminary spading and woiklng
rfttoeaidcn has been done. It Is as easy
i, raise i tt or three crops as to keep the
rdtn clean of weeds for producing only
!!. ricking Those who nie pot used to
SK "or who wish to have their chit
Sin tako an Interest should have some
Jietodo the hc.ny spading or breaking up
f the soil. This woik frequently dls
rUs notices and children who would con
tlnua an Interest In the garden If the task
las simply to cultivate soil already broken
to A couple of hours of labor would be
itjfflclcnt for tho city back yard. In cas,e
a suburban patch from twenty-dvp to
Jf ly feet and upwanls. it Is cheaper to have
the place plowed nnd harrowed at a cost
of about $1 50 for that area anil more In
eroportlon to larger extent.
The questions of how much space and
time one must hae for certain sized eiop.
mi rcsult3 are impoitant, but just now
these can bo deferred, slnco out-door woik
& Impossible on account of tho hnid winter
md lato spring Iniloor gardening such as
the seed buying and planning spoken of Is
possible.
Many plants can be started In the house,
both xegetable and flower, and bo leady
'to plant out when tho ground Is dry and
Trarm. Ken without a hotbed one. can
pt earlier crops of tomatoes, cabbage,
'tullflower, peppers, eggplant and lettuce
by starting seed early In boxes In the house.
Early potatoes sometimes are forced in
the same way
Seeds so planted germinate and are ready
for transplanting by the time It la safe
to sow the same kind or Feed In the open
pound. When danger of frost is over
ind the soil is dry enough to work, there-
BARTRAM
fore, the home gardener statts his early
garden Willi seedlings well nbovo the sur
face. Transplanting, If pioperly done, In
stead of hurting, seems to help such plants
develop a strong root system, (larden en
thusiasts should get ii gooil ileal of pleas
ure from thin kind of piellmlnaiy Indoor
gardening. 'IHiey also can use boxes to
hnsten the blooming period of many sorts
of lloweis which stand transplanting.
Any sou of wooden box filled with good
soil nnswers tho purpose. The following dl
lectlons for making sred bocs nnd han
dling the plants hae been piepared by the
I'nlted States Dcpai tment of Agriculture
for the guidance of the canning and gar
dening clubs In tho North and West.
Heeds of early tomatoes and cabbage, aB
well as o.iullllowcr and pepper, should bo
planted In a seed box in the bouse nt once,
The seed box should be three to four Inches
deep, twohe to font teen Inchs wld and
twenty to twenty-four Inches long.' The
deeper cigar boxes se,re very well. Spe
cial boxes can bo bought cheaply. A layer
of about one Inch of gravel or cinders
should be placed In the bottom of tho box,
then It should be filled nearly full of rich
gaiden soil, or soil nulched with decayed
leaves or manure Bonemeal. sand nnd
backyard soli, equally mixed. Is good.
Soil should be pressed down firmly with
a small piece of board nnjl rows made one
fourth to nne-balf Inch deep nnd two Inches
apart crosswise of the box. Tho seed should
bo distributed eight or ten to the Inch In
the lows ami be covered. The soil should
be gen'ly wntcied. so as not to wash up
tho seeds, and the box set In a warm place
in the light in the sunshine by a window
being best. Water enough must bo given
gently from time to time to cause tho seeds
to germinate and grow thilftlly, but not
enough to leak through the box. It a piece
of glass la used to cover tho box It will
hold' tho uiolsturo In the soli and hasten
the germination of the seeds.
When the plants are fmni an Inch to an
Inch and a half high they should be thinned
to one or two Inches apart In the row. so as
to give them space enough to make a stiong,
stocky growth, if It Is desired to keep the
plants which are thinned out, they may be
set two Inches apart each y In other
boxes prepared as mentioned for the eed
box.
When the weather becomes mild the box
of plants should be. set out of doors part
of the time, so that the plants will "haiden
off" In piepaiation for transplanting to the
gaiden later. A good watering should be
given just before tho plants aro taken out
of the box for transplanting, so that a
large ball of earth will stick to the roots
of each one.
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED
Planting Potatoes
l'rlend John Ilartram I have about an acre
kThef' 12 ."" rrB"on why vou should not be
?..?! it0 "V1'.0 n """'CK" th fotntoen. You
i,, I rop'1 rnieen to lilno bushels. You
uV. Bet .RO.'i ,"'r''. fotntocs from nny rellauln
hrniKo ndjertlKlnu In iirwspmier that you can
mU,iVii-Lhl"-"rt,"",.,.nr ,lln h0" Ko no
quotation on seed potatoes nn nuoiint of tin-
,'......, iimmn AiuKiwnii. i, any poiHtotn inn re
put in ii soon nil tln ground inn !. worked,
now, I'otntoc8 for fall and winter rut Lo nut In
about Iho second week In July. I'rlcia In rata
loRiiea which specify range from a.7." to tl per
bushel, according to variety. I will havo a
comprehensive nrtlclo on potatoes soon.
For Plot 25 by 0 Feet -
Krlend John llnrtratn 1 h.nn n pieio nf
Kround (liaik ard) i.'i feet Ions and 0 feet wldo
and want In link Mill about thn rnrtli in It. It
has been, all urnss and very troublesome in Bet
II IT....f I .. vli.t.t ..... 1 ..... ... . I...- ..
.. niirnillN J 11,1, ,11,, . t JlUb ,t HOIMCI iniO II
("day nnd And that II Is rliy underneath,
would immure fix It up? I can net plmty of
that. Would like to put n fe.w vegetables In It,
sudi as lettuce, llni.i beans. CRCPlant and some
tomatoes elu. I have never done nnythlntt In
tn farming line and would like lo cct your
adwee on tho' matter, There Is iiUwinr plenty
of sun. The ard opens Into a imiall'strcct.
1: x. o. r.
Most soli hereabouts Is i layey iiniterncnlh, It
ran bn llRhtened by sand, about half n tun for
sour sp.iee. l'lnely slftnl nshcn will nlso help
llv all means put the manure In If you ran
let It cheaply About pno dumpc.irt load would
be rlKht for sour area I ElU' today a plan
for n unrileii within our limits Ituv th
tnmalrt plant nt about Ml rents a dozen. If
nu want eggplants put in thren In the row
with the bush limns. You will tired sinnll paek
els of each seed except the strlus or wax beans,
nf whirl! vou will need n Pint. Packets tost
10 cents. Tint of beans about 30 cents
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ROMA, 20 Mnrzo.
E' stnto anniinciato ufficialmenfe oftsi
dal Ministcro dclla Marina die una
squadriglia di idroncroplani itallani c
frnncesi lia bombardato la Rrandc base
navalc nustriaca di Pola, lasciandovi
cadcrc tonncllatc di caplosivi die colpi
rono I'arscnalc con ottimi risultati.
Durante il bombardamento una
squadriplia di acroplani auslriaci si in
nalzo' per dare battaglia ni vclivoli
italiani, ma essa fu messa in fuRa dagli
idrovolanti francesl. Piu' tardi clivoli
austriaci bombardarono Grado, ma rM
italiani risposcro subito al bombarda
mento attaccando i cantlcrl dl Muggia,
nellc vicinanzc di Trieste.
UOMA, 20 Marzo.
'1'elegrainml da I'arlgl dlcono cho II
grniulo ripiegamento dello forzo tedescho
sulla fronlo dclla Sonima contlnua mentro
l.i cavallerla franceso ed Inglcso cerca dl
ostncolaro II mnvlmciito quntito plu' puo'
ed Inlllggcro at nemlco lo magglorl pctdlte
posslhlll. Xcllo siiazlo dl tro glornl I
tedeschl liatino evacuato circa 1300 mlglln
quadrato dl terrltnrlo In Francia o circa
2ti0 vlllnggl. lngleal o frnncesi hatino
avnnzato ml una fronto dl cento mlglia
nella glnrnata ill lerl e per una profondlta'
ill due ad otto mlglia, in qualcho punto flnn
ii died mlalla. Lo clttadlne dl Ham o
Chauny. elm liaiino Importnnza mllltnre.
sono caduto ptire tielle manl del frnncesi.
(ill alleatl si iivvlclnano rapldlinetito alia
oohI' delta "llnea dl lllndenbuig," dovo si
nspctta die I tedeschl dlano liattaglla In
campti npcrto. l'er ora lo forzo frnncesi
souo a circa olnque mlglia da St. Quentln o
Lu Fero e gll Inglesl nil una tllcclna dl
mlglia da C'aifihral, o scmbra cho sla qucsta
linen C'amhral-St Quentln cho 1 tedeschl
nlihlnno Intenzlono ill dlfcndero con una
battaglia campalc
I titanto i' d.i notnro cho II movlmcnto dl
rllilcgamento del tedeschl nem si e' propn
gato a nord ill Arr.in. Un'altra cosa c'
puro da nnlare Con questo ripiegamento
da otto a died dlvislonl tedesche sono state
rlsparmlato e. como dlcono nlcunl critic!
mllltail, iinssono essero usnto nltrovo so 1
tedeschl Inteinlnmi ill Inlzlaro una oltenslva.
T'cro' non va dlmentlcato II fatto matema
tlco die. so I tedeschl hanno guadagnato
otto o died dlvislonl. con clo' cssl non
hanno rlstablllto 1'equlllbrlo rotto dl gla'.
Infattl lo stcsso guadagno vleno agll al
leatl da un nccorclamento dclle llneo ll
battaglia. In sostanza rlmanc, con la vnrl
anto dello spofttamento posslbllo, la Btossa
proporzlono dl trtippo avversarlo sulla
fronto frnncese, Nondlmeno si parla delta
posslblllta' dl un nuovo tentatlvo dl von
Illndenburg dl rngglungcre II mare a Calais.
SfULLA FUONTA 1TALIAXA
Icrl sera II Ministcro delta Cluerra puh
Idlcava It scguento rapporto del general?
Cadoma circa la sltuazlono alia fronto
Italo-austrlaca:
Ku tutta la fronto dl battaglia nl e'
'nvuta aumentata nttlvlta dello ortl
gllcrlo cho e' stata plu' vlolenta nella
Val Lagarlna. I nostrl ospedall da
campo a Oorlzla ed a Itonchl sono statl
colpltl da prolettlll austriaci o si Bono
nvuto lioche vlttlmc.
till nuslrlacl hanno tcntato una In
curslono nella vallo dclla Glumclla o
nel M'tloto di Lucatl. lucurslono cho e'
statu frustrata d.illa vlgllanza dello
nostro truppe.
Le condlzlonl ntinosfer'che sono stato
favorevoll nd una aumentata attlvlta'
dello squadrlglle acieo. Dopo una
laco battaglia tra squadrlgllo nostro
ed austrlache l nostrl avlatorl hanno
ahbattuto duo aeroptatil nuinlcl, uno del
quail c' caduto ndlo nostio llnee.
lerl sera uno del nostrl dlrlglhlll.
nonostante un forto cntn Bfaorevolc,
riuscl' a gettarc una tonnellata dl ma
terlalo csploslvo Bulla stazlone ferro
viaila dl Galliano, In Val Lagarlna, c
s-llla llnea ferrolarla cho va verso nord
lu illrcziono dl Mattarello. SI sono
osscrvati ottimi risultati. II nostro
dlrltltjlle-rluscl'' BfuMtn'Mi-
lentleelmo bombardamento, dn"
dclle batterlo antlaerco nemlch
ritorno- senza nanni nun bus. uiw ,-j
Una Rqtiadrlglla dl acropianl nenrtrfj
ha Insclato cadero bombe sulla iatntw
dl Orndo, Non el sono nvute vlltlm')
. M I -.-.. l..jlulfl..Hll .t
i aanni sono siuii ihsikiiiiii-h"''-Telegramml
da I'arlgl dlcono che Ale
dro Illbot ha formato II nuovo gablnetlo i
I'alnlevc al Mlnlstera della Cluerra e La
alia Marina, Rlbot tleno II portafogllo d
Affarl l.sterl oltre alia prcsldcnte del
Blg'.lO. i,. TiJ
IX ASIA MIXORB rf
Lo notlzle che gtungono datl'Asta Mln
fanno credere Imminent II collasso
reslstenza turca. II genernle Maudo.t'e
maudanto dclle forze Inglesl, cho si
splnto su per la valle del Tlgrl o cho hail
conqul.stato Ilagdad, hanno battuto dl 11 ua
1 turchl sul flume Dlalah che hanno attr
vcrsato ed hanno occupato Rakubah, ell
formera' un ottlmo centro dl rlfornlmentl
Xcl tempo medesimo lo forze russe hanii
r.confltto I turchl Bulla fionte della Verntof
nora-occluentaio o nella rcgiono cu Kerr tiji
manshaw. ', Mm
i'
Lo duo annate nlleato contlnuano la m1."ty
novra cho dorebbo portare all'accerchlafc'
meuto dello forze ottomane. o Infattl la vlt '
torla lnglese ha splnto turchl erso le forze??
russe. Insiminin luiro rno rI nrnred& tfi.n
grand! passl verso rnnnicntamento deltAjr. 'M
forzo ottomano che dlfcndono 1'Asla MlnorA'5R
perche' anche le foizo russe operantl nul t-?? .9
Caucaso contlnuano a splngero lo forze Jrtw-'S
turclie verso occldento ed a uilnacclara l!"j
uneo 111 comunicaziono con uosiantinopon. , ym
poll. ' if-JSi
iv'lfINOTOM. llia.is K?.'AUkAav ., vev.ur PHIIA.. SOI 8. Sid St.
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