SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



the ground is moist enough for their speedy 

 germination, even if very near the surface. 



CULTIVATION OF CROPS 



After the seed that we have sown has come up, 

 the frequent stirring of the soil will prove bene- 

 ficial. It is not generally necessary to caution any 

 one against stirring the soil too frequently ; still this 

 may, not impossibly, be sometimes overdone, at 

 least as regarded from a financial point of view. 



Following a rain, and after the land is dried suffi- 

 ciently to be in good working condition, is the best 

 possible time for giving the soil a thorough stirring; 

 for then it will be left in a fresh, lively condition, 

 that will give the growing crop a surprising start. 



It may be well to note here that it is not profitable 

 to stir the soil when it is too wet, or to hoe crops 

 when they are dripping with water, as some people 

 do; even cabbages, celery, and turnips are not 

 benefited, if indeed they escape serious injury, 

 under such treatment. 



In cultivating crops of any description, it is 

 necessary to bear in mind that, when they are young 

 and growing rapidly, it will be proper to cultivate 



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