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PRIZE GARDENING 



When I first began gardening three years ago, 

 particular attention was paid to the laying out of the 

 garden for the purpose of irrigation. The ground 

 originally sloped from a to d and b to c, d and c 

 being about eighteen inches lower than a and b. From 

 a to 6 it was practically level, while at the other end 

 it sloped from d to c. In laying out the garden I 

 raked and moved the soil so as to reverse the slope at 

 each end. The result was if water is let in at a and 

 directed south in the west path, which is depressed 

 about three inches, it will flow to b, then to c, and so 



IRRIGATION ri.AN OF J. B. REYNOLDS'S GARDEN 



along the east path to d. If I want to irrigate the 

 plants of any given row, I put a dam in the west path 

 opposite a point between this row and the next, and 

 cut open the east side of the path opposite this row. 

 The water will then run down the patch to the dam, 

 and so down the row and out of the garden at the outlet 

 as indicated. One advantage of this plan is that I can 

 irrigate on a hot day without scalding. If I want to 

 water a row of radishes, for instance, I would first take 

 the Firefly plow, set it down two holes, and strike a 



