38 Market Gardening, 



subjects in the whole business of market gardening; 

 and to cover these points advantageously and econom- 

 ically involves a very considerable amount both of 

 thought and labor. 



In my own practice, the dressing that is usually 

 supplied per acre for growing the two or three crops 

 which it is customary to obtain each year from garden 

 land consists of from twenty to twenty-five cords of 

 well decomposed stable manure, put on broadcast. 



The manner of applying depends somewhat on the 

 crop; and many special instructions will be given in the 

 cultural directions which are furnished with our de- 

 scriptions of various vegetables. In general, however, 

 the manure is either spread in advance of the first 

 ploughing, and then turned under, or is put on after 

 the ground has been worked once, being then worked 

 in with the second ploughing. The distribution of the 

 manure is generally by the use of tip-carts, as there is 

 no spreader now in use that will put on twenty cords 

 13er acre by once going over. 



During the summer, fall, and winter, manure for the 

 succeeding season is hauled out from the city. The 

 sources of supply are the large stables, from which the 

 accumulations of manure must be removed at brief 

 intervals all through the year. It is usually piled in 

 some place near where it is to be used. However, 

 during the summer, it is my usual practice to put it 

 into my cellars, and there let the hogs work it over 

 until fall. This manure, so prepared, is, in my judg- 

 ment, the best I have, and is used for growing cabbages 

 as well as other vegetables; although many people 



