THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



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not to be unless they desire it. The garden pays well enough 

 to be given proper attention from the men of the house. 

 However, the women will probably prefer to harvest the 

 crop, and perhaps plan the apportionment of the garden 

 space. Either the garden or the chickens should be fenced. 



Laying Out the Garden. If possible, the garden 

 should be close to, or a part of, a cultivated field, and so 

 laid out that it can be cultivated by horse power. It 

 is preferable to run the rows the long way of the garden, 

 and to so plan it that 

 vegetables of similar 

 growth shall be togeth- 

 er; for it is easier to 

 cultivate if the rows are 

 the same distance apart. 

 Room for turning must 

 be left at the ends of 

 the rows. The peren- 

 nials, such as asparagus, 

 rhubarb, and the fruits, 

 should be placed at one 

 side, so as not to in- 

 terfere with cultivation. 



Tools. The kinds of 

 tools to be used will de- 

 pend on the size of the 

 garden and the inclina- 

 tion of the gardener. 

 If the rows are far 

 enough apart, practi- 

 cally all the work of ** L At work with the garden driu - 

 cultivating may be done by horse power. Many, however, 

 prefer to plant the rows closer together, and to use the 



