2 MARKET GARDENING 



The ideal market garden soil is a good sandy loam, under 

 laid by a gravelly subsoil. Such a soil warms up quickly 

 in the spring, never bakes or puddles, can be worked soon 

 after & rain, can be worked early in the spring, is well 

 drained and is adapted to a wide range of crops. 



3. Exposure. The land should slope to the south or 

 southeast. Such an aspect assures the earliest warming 

 up in the spring, is , protected from cold north winds and 

 g 1 the greatest amount of sunshine. 



FIG. 1. Disc Harrow. 



Windbreaks are desirable and may be temporary or per- 

 manent. Temporary wind breaks may be built by stick- 

 ing brush into the ground or constructing a tight board 

 fence along the exposed side. A more permanent wind- 

 break is to be had by planting trees close together along 

 the exposed side; this will, in time, form a compact hedge 

 which is very efficient in breaking the wind. 



