THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



soil, filled with humus and easily worked. Of 

 course, where crops are grown on benches the 

 soil must be changed annually and care should 

 be taken to mix in the manure thoroughly; and 

 it should be well-rotted manure, too. Forced 

 crops need to be fertilized as they grow, for it 

 is imperative that they should grow steadily and 

 quickly if they are to have the tender and de- 

 licious taste an exacting market demands. 



Professor Bailey recommends liquid manure 

 as one of the best of fertilizers. He says : 



" This is made from old unleached cow manure. 

 A bushel of it is placed in a half-barrel or tub and 

 the receptacle is filled with water. After standing 

 two or three days, being stirred occasionally in the 

 meantime, the liquid is ready for use. This must be 

 reduced before it is applied to soil in which plants are 

 growing, and the amount of reduction to give it can 

 be determined only by experience. Ordinarily one 

 quart of liquid made as here directed will be sufficient 

 for a gallon of the diluted material; that is, one quart 

 of the liquid water is added to three quarts of clear 

 water." 



This liquid may be applied once or twice a 

 week after the plants have set their fruit. 

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