VARIETIES FOR YOUR GARDEN - -
Garden catalogs print a lot of valu
able information about gardening.
Read your catalog at planting time
and follow instructions as to depth
of planting, etc. Lay out your gar
den using a board or string to make
the rows straight. Plant ar soon as
the soil is fairly well wrmed up.
Beans are not well adapeed to cool
country. However, by starting them
inside they will do fairly well.
Plant in cans or pots, c.vo or three
plants to a pot. Set cue at least
one foot apart in rows 18'1 apart.
The Lon,; Pod Fava and the Bountiful
varieties have been known to quite
well in the Valley even in poor
maturing weather.
Plant beets as soon as danger of
frost is past and even before the
ground has warmed up much. Soaking
the seed for 24 hours hastens sprout
inn. Try improved strains of Detroit
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i>arK ueci ana orosoy ■ s x^ypaian nceis
which make rapid growth and are of
excellent quality.
h. variety 01 cabua;-;e known as Marento
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I'lo.oo^ uici very weii at cne experi
ment Station last year. Only early
and medium late maturinu varieties
should be attempted in Alaska. Cab
bage will do very well, especially
if seeds are planted in flats, then
transferred to hot bed or pot and
finally in the garden when ground
is warm enough.
Carter1s 8 Weeks' garden peas are
probably the best variety for cannir.
Denver's Half Lonp, carrots; Scarlet
GlJT/5' radishes, Sparkler and White
IcTcYe are all good; Good'varieties
of trunisp are: Dortfield, Snowball
and etrowslci; Varieties of lettuce
that~*usually head well are: Imperial
152 and White Boston.
(Concluded next week)
The Meat department" will only be
open every other Monday.
Sheep Tars are for sale at the Trad
ing lost. The Sheep Association have
two pair of pinchers for putting
these on and vou can borrow these
ifrom Vince Stephan. $1.00 deposit.
MTANUGKA MID E^C Mash dropped frorr
$3.85 to $3.70; Olympic Mash
;frcm $3.35 to $3.20; and Standard
Scratch from $3.20 to ^3.10 Tuesday.
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The Mat anus lea Valley Pest'of the American
Legion INVITES YOU to
9:00 P.M.
TOMORROW NIGHTJ
April 23,1938
$1.00 couple