n6 Soil and Fertilization 



form a ball when squeezed in the hand it is too wet 

 for working, and soil should never be worked when 

 wet unless you would have rough lumps afterward. 



Where soil is difficult to drain, it is an advantage 

 to set plants on ridges; cabbage, cauliflower, and 

 similar crops can be grown to advantage in this 

 way in many localities, while a raised bed of six to 

 twelve inches in width will prove advantageous in 

 beets, radishes, onions, etc. 



Heavy clay soils should have a good drainage 

 and sandy soils having a clay foundation are 

 greatly improved by having all excess moisture 

 drained off quickly. 



The soil for general vegetable growing, i. e., where 

 vegetables which properly call for different fertili- 

 zers are grown is a rich, friable well-drained loam. 

 One containing some sand is desirable, since such 

 soils warm up earlier in the spring. 



