CROPS AND FERTILIZERS 



to provide shade. Lay extra lath Into the 

 spaces in the screen so as to make the bed dark. 

 In about three weeks the seed will germinate; 

 and as soon as the seedlings show above the 

 ground, remove the extra lath. Of course, on 

 cloudy days the lath screen is not needed. When 

 snow comes, turn the wire screen upside-down 

 and fill it with leaves to keep the plants from 

 heaving. Lay the lath screens on them to hold 

 the leaves down. Don't forget to keep the 

 nursery free from weeds. 



After two years in the seed bed the seedlings 

 should be transplanted into another nursery bed 

 prepared like the seed bed. Do this in the 

 spring, and be sure that the roots do not be- 

 come dry during the operation. Now, get a 

 board four feet long and four inches wide. 

 Cut nicks along one edge at every four Inches. 

 Stretch a string along one side of the transplant 

 bed, and lay the board across one end of the 

 bed, with the nicks toward the centre, and one 

 end of it touching the string. Get upon the 

 board and tramp on It from one end to the other 

 to firm the soil beneath It. Now take a trowel 

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