Iross then repeat until the ph 

 aded. Bach spadeful of dirt should 

 •fully broken up, but do not 

 any tool higher than the k: 

 omplisning this purpo 

 bould be loosened not less than 

 full spade length and if a pupil 

 sir. B r-'sults a littl ter than 



his neighbor let two spade lengths 

 lepth of the loosened soil. 

 Bach plant grows In two ways, from 

 tie of the ground up and 



from the Burface down and I 

 is between the root tip and th< 

 tij). Give the root tip fair play and 

 of room for growth. 



-round should be care- 

 n< d with hoes and rak< s un- 

 til there are no clumps larger than 

 little fing< r nail. The root tip 

 time and Btrength by leaving 

 air spaces cans* d by lumpy soil thus 

 making it work too hard for soil 

 and robbing it of moisture. 

 ♦ * * 



SEED PLANTING 



Annual plants are of two general 



kinds, those to grow where B 



and those to be transplanted. Much 



arly seeding should be done 



in boxes and later the plants should 



moved to permanent quart 



pth and manner of planting 



Is can be largely determined by 



la themselves. Each normal 



ntains a young plant and 



food to nourish it until the roots 



have takt n held and the 



r« a< ■: urfaee, q< nee the nour- 



of the plant in a small 

 would be soon exhaust* d, If th< 



young 



uld nev' the light 



Bhould be sown on 



ad lightly sprinkled with 



fine soil and tin n pressed firmly. 



It i: 



iiout thr half to 



u ir thickm bs. In 



iid be 



d through mi 



ottom of each 



« rally, about th of an U 



four Inches 

 tall. 



binned and may 



be transplanted. 



from 

 At • 



the plant. 

 The aim of 



it hurri. 

 form With this aim a< 



plished, it 



Vegetables 

 CARROTS Sow in : 



apart, 



lightly and press down firmly. Thin 



to four inches. Ti 



to St; 



to fill OUt DOQU 



LETT I 'i in rov 



lightly, and press 



ONIONS Sow in drills 

 apart and COV< r with half an it. 

 fine soil. Thin to four 

 is in box 

 . Mature in four mont 



PBA8 Sow as above but 



to t v 



inches. 



BEANS Sanir B 



BEE I in di: 



• apart. Thin 

 inches. 

 POTATOB8 Cut 



I'lont tin 



art 

 RADISH 



lnch< 



high, 



when w 

 Bhould 



. with th 



Cuttings and Slips 



