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broadcast at the rate of twelve cords per acre and 

 thoroughly worked into the soil to its full depth causes 

 the plants to send their roots deep down and thereby 

 gather moisture and nourishment in a dry time. 



Deep cross plowing and harrowing after the 

 manure has been spread thoroughly mixes the manure 

 and soil and gives better results than manuring in the 

 hill and saves a great amount of labor. The rows 

 should run north and south if the lay of the land will 

 warrant it. Hills near together and rows wide apart 

 let in the sun's rays and give a better opportunity for 



MR. AND MRS. DIMOCK 



horse cultivation. Frequent cultivation makes the 

 crops grow fast and in a dry season is good irrigation. 

 Cultivating and hoeing in the early morning when the 

 dew is on is far preferable to doing it in the heat of 

 the day. 



All the common vegetables were grown, and 

 receipts comprise numerous items, of which the largest 

 are forty dollars for cabbages, seventeen dollars for 

 melons and thirteen dollars for beets. Total income 

 from the quarter acre, one hundred and seventy-six 

 dollars and twenty-one cents, of which eighty-five dol- 



