HORTICULTURE 



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In spring never dig or plow the garden while it is still 

 wet, but always wait until the soil is dry enough to crumble 

 freely. 



What Crops to grow. The crops to be raised will of 

 course depend upon each gardener's climate, surroundings, 

 and markets. Sometimes it may pay a grower, if his 

 soil and climate are unusually well suited to one crop, to 

 expend most of his time and energy on this crop ; for 

 example, in some sections of New York, on potatoes ; in 

 parts of Michigan, on celery ; in Georgia, on watermelons ; 

 in western 



North Carolina, 

 on cabbage. If 

 circumstances 

 allow this sort 

 of gardening, 

 it has many 

 advantages ; for 

 of course it is 

 much easier to 

 acquire skill 

 in growing one 

 crop than many. 



On the other 

 hand, it often 

 happens that a gardener's situation requires him to 

 grow most of the crops known to gardening. Each gar- 

 dener then must be guided in his selections of crops by 

 his surroundings. 



Care of Crops. The gardener who wishes to attain the 

 greatest success in his art must do four things. 



FIG. 223. A LARGE YIELD OF CABBAGES 



From a photograph made at the farm of H. C. Waterhouse, 

 Cape Elizabeth, Maine 



