SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



on which all are agreed: immediate cash returns 

 and future productiveness of the soil. 



The subject of the judicious succession of crops 

 will be repeatedly reverted to, and illustrated by 

 many practical examples, fully explained. These 

 will be found in the cultural directions which 

 accompany our descriptions of the different vege- 

 tables, hereafter given in this book. 



MANURES AND FERTILIZERS 



The provision, preparation and use of manures 

 and fertilizers is one of the most important and 

 diversified subjects in the whole business of mar- 

 ket gardening; and to cover these points advan- 

 tageously and economically involves a very con- 

 siderable amount both of thought and labour. 



In my own practice, the dressing that is usually 

 supplied per acre for growing the two or three 

 crops which it is customary to obtain each year 

 from garden land consists of from twenty to twenty- 

 five cords of well-decomposed stable manure, put 

 on broadcast. 



The manner of applying depends somewhat on 

 the crop; and many special instructions will be 



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