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WORKING 



labor in cultivation and keeping up the fertility 

 of the land. When the land is near the market 

 the product can be peddled or sold to customers, 

 which makes a big saving of capital in crates, 

 storage room and teaming. 



To save labor we must plant in long rows each 

 just wide enough apart to allow the furrows of 

 the wheel-hoe to cover the whole ground between 

 both small plants and large ones without read- 

 justing the blades. 



If you plant in beds you can't use the wheel- 

 hoe well, and you'll probably plant yourself in 

 your own bed with backache. Choose a southern 

 exposure ; as this gets all the sun, it will make the 

 earliest garden. Lay out a plan of your land, 

 and whether for home use or for market : 



(1) Plant in rows; 100 feet of anything is usually 

 enough. 



(2) Put asparagus, rhubarb, sweet herbs, and other 

 permanent vegetables in a row at one side so that you can 

 plow the rest easily. Run the rows north and south so that 

 each row will get the sun from the east in the morning and 

 from the west in the afternoon. 



(3) Plant together vegetables of the same height, tall 

 ones back at the north end so as not to shade the others; 

 and see that there are woods, a hedge or a building for 



