"I've worked at it," Peter replied modestly. "I think I have something here that will really be of use." At this Peter spread out on the big table a neat piece of work.
PETER'S OUTDOOR PLANTING TABLE
| NAME | DEPTH TO PLANT | DISTANCE APART | |
| SEEDS | FURROWS | ||
| Bean (Bush) | 2 in. | 12-20 in. | 3 ft. |
| Beet | 1½ in. | 4-9 in. | 12-15 in. |
| Cabbage | ½ in. | 20-24 in. | 3 ft. |
| Corn | 1½ in. | 3 ft. | 3-4 ft. (hills) |
| Lettuce | ½ in. | 6-8 in. | 12-18 in. |
| Musk melon | 1 in. | 4-6 ft. | 4-6 ft. (hills) |
| Onion | ½ in. | 4-12 in. | 10-12 in. |
| Parsley | ½ in. | 6 in. | 1 ft. |
| Pepper | ½ in. | 18 in. | 2 ft. |
| Potato | 5 in. | 12-18 in. | 24-36 in. (hills) |
| Pumpkin | 1½ in. | 8-10 ft. | 8-10 ft. (hills) |
| Radish | ½ in. | 3 in. | 6-8 in. |
| Tomato | ½-1 in. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. (hills) |
| Turnip | ½ in. | 6 in. | 12 in. |
"That's all right," and The Chief laid a hand on Peter's shoulder and he smiled across at Myron.
"Each one of you boys ought to know how to make a working plan of his garden. I showed Jack how to make his coldframe plan. It is well done. Now gather about the table and I will make a plan of a supposed garden."
DRAWING I
DRAWING II
