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Help for
the

Hard Times
Important to Farmers

Take Note

Published and Distributed under the auspices of the Extension Department of the Tusketfee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tusketfee Institute, Alabama

have asked

Prof.

George

W,

Carver to make

careful study of the condition and needs of the farmers in

Macon and

surrounding counties and to publish somehelp to the

thing that will be of immediate and practical

farmers in this section.

It will pay, in

my

opinion, for every

man

interested

in

farming, whether a large farmer or a small farmer, to

read carefully the suggestions

which
will

Prof. Carver

has

made.
degree,

If I

these suggestions are followed, even in a slight

believe that the result

will

be that prosperity

and happiness
If

come

to

many

farmers

who now

feel

depressed and discouraged.

the farmers will follow the advice given by
Prof.

Carver, instead of the present low price of cotton proving

a

drawback
If

it

is

going to prove a permanent blessing to

all

the people.
additional copies of this circular are
in small or large

needed, they

can be secured
this institution.

quantities by applying to
Principal,

Booker T. Washington,
Tuskegee
Institute,

Alabama.

APR 24

1916

Important Things to be Done in February, March and April

Now
supplies,
is

the most important time of the

all

to lay a

good
times.

foundation for a prosperous year in

matter of food
all

good garden, a few fowl well cared for, a pig or two, and always being on the alert to take advantage of the mxny little opportunities to make a few dimes as they present themselves to you from time
a

and providing for a This can be done by having

little

ready cash at

to time during the year.

February
The
ly
first
its

essential

is

good garden; one cannot

cents.

real-

estimate

value in dollars and

A
a

well

kept

garden should furnish directly and indirectly one-half of

the food supply of the family, besides going

long

way

toward keeping the family healthy. With a little intelligent effort every person can have a good garden. Begin now by hauling out leaves, rich earth from the woods, and muck from the
with
a

rich

swamps.

Spread this on
turn

the ground at least six inches deep; spade or

under

plow

to a depth of eight or nine inches; spread

etc., in

on

another layer of rich earth-leaves,

of barnyard

the same

way,

except to every two loads of leaves, muck,

etc., mix one manure; plow again just deep enough to cover the manure up well; rake or harrow thoroughly, and

begin planting the following:

Irish

(white) potatoes,

HELP
Onion

FO'n^

HART) TIMES

English peas,
sets

and

shallots.

Sow

Early Jersey Wakefield,

Extra Selected Charlston,

Improved Early Drumhead, aad

Early Flat
Parsnips,

Dutch cabbage

seed;

Beets,

Spinach,
Carrots,

Lettuce,
Radish,

Mustard,
Parsley,

Egg

Plants,

Pepper, and

Tomato
house,
places.

seed should be planted

hot-beds,
cold

in

boxes
or

in

the

frames,

protected

About the middle

arly

of the

month

plant a jaatch f

corn.

March
another sowing of

Make

English peas.

Cabbage,
Cauliflower.

More
may be
planted.

Onion

sets.

Shallots, etc.,

Also plant--

Collards,

Corn, cow peas.

Peanuts,

Okra,
Squash,

Cushaws,

H ELF FOB H4RV TIM MS

Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Watermelons,
Cantaloups,
Parsnips,

Carrots,

Radish,
Lettuce,
Parsley,

Snap and Lima beans. Sweet potatoes should be beddeJ.

April
Replant
all

the seed of

last

9nth

tkat

madtt a

pmoY stand.

Set

Cabbage,

Egg plants, and Tomatoes in open ground.

r paper hoods ready to turn
plants, in case a late frost should
this

Have
its

tin cans, boxes,

over the tomatoes and

egg

make

appearance. In

way

early

tomatoes can

be had.

Cotton seed may

be planted.

Ways to Make Money

First

Of the many ways

in

to

keep

a little

cash coming

with

a considerable

degree of

regularity,

the

following are the most important:

Twelve good hens and

will not only furnish

1 rooster well cared for

the

family plenty of eggs,

to
sell,

but enough for setting

times,

and a surplus

Chickens, both old and young, can

all

be sold at

and chickens hatched

as

now
they

always
reach

bring a fancy price just as soon

the broiling or frying stage.

HELP F0% HARD TIMES

The Rhode

Island

Reds and Barred Plymouth

all-pur-

Rocks have been the most satisfactory

pose fowl with us. Select either of these breeds

you wish, and give them good attention, and you will be surprised at the income they will
bring you.

3eCOnd There
tomatoes,
plants.

is

always a

demand

for early cabbage,

sweet

potatoes,

peppers,

and egg

All of these are easily

grown

in hot-beds,

cold

frames, or in boxes in sunny windows.

parsley, radishes,

Third Lettuce,
grown
at this

and onions are

sell readily.

easily

in the

same way

as

above descri*bed, and

time of the year will

Fourth Light wood

sell

from
well

fat

pine trees

and stumps

readily,

as

as

good

dry

wood.

In

many

places there are large quantities of old dead

that would make excellent which would sell without
to

trees going to waste

wood and

kindling,
if

any trouble

cut and brought

the

market.
will bring

A few
Fifth

hours a week spent

in this

way

surprising returns.

Home-made shingles, fence palings, baskets, horse

collars, quilts, rugs,

shuck mats,

axe,
if

hatchet,
well,
is

hoe,

and fork handles can be sold

a reasonable price asked.

made
lace

and
with

The same

true

the

many

styles of

home-made

and

fancy work.

Sixth Nearly everyone prefers home-canned

in a

and home-

preserved fruits and vegetables to those put up

commercial way, and anyone doing this artistically and cheaply would command patronThis includes Ive hominy. age.

HELP FOU HARD TIMES

Seventh Have

one or two hogs. They can be raised, in April with pigs, to maturity with practically no cash outlay, by giving them all the
beginning
such

slops and refuse vegetables from the garden, plus

the weeds, etc., that grow in

abundance
and

everywhere.

Home-made
has to do
sell.
is

sausage

is

a luxury,

all

one
it

to let people

know
never

they have
satisfied.

to

The demand
is

here
of

is

Much

the same

true

souse, hog's-head cheese,

ears, chitterlings,

scrapel, pig's feet

and

together

with
I

a fine lot of

choice lard and cracklings.

have said nothing about the value of a good for granted that she is out of your reach just now, but make your plans to secure

cow, taking

one

at the earliest possible date.

If

given the
half

proper care

she will furnish

at

least

the

family's living.

These
thrifty

are only a few of the many ways of becoming and self-supporting. Begin at once to put some

of

them

into effect; others

am

sure will

suggest

them-

selves to you.

(Signed) G.

W. CARVER,
Industrial Institute.

Director Dept. of Research and Experiment Station,

Tuskegee Normal and

Friatetl

by Tuske^ef Students from funds supplied by

established in

The Ash Fund,

memory

of Mrs. Ellen L.

Ash

v.*

RD -2.29

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