28o> PRIZE GARDENING 



I can do with old-fashioned methods. One does not 

 have to stoop at all, but can stand erect, while using 

 these tools. 



After every rain I went over the whole garden 

 with the wheel hoe, and two or three days later with 

 the cultivator or rake, so as to keep the top of the 

 ground loose. During the dry weather I went over 

 the garden about once a week. I found I could easily 

 cover my whole garden in about two hours, and by 

 doing it as often as I did never had any weeds of any 

 size to contend with. 



Visitors almost always commented on this lack of 

 weeds, and thought I must have spent lots of time 

 weeding, while I did not consider that I had done any 

 weeding at all. I was simply keeping the ground in 

 proper condition to retain moisture, and in doing so 

 really spent very little time. As all the work in this 

 garden was done by myself in my spare time, the 

 ability to do a good deal of work in a short time is 

 quite important, and the wheel hoe has proved invalu- 

 able as a time saver in the two years tliat I have used 

 it. — [Dr. W. Y. Fox, Massachusetts. 



Take time to thoroughly prepare the ground 

 before planting, so that it will be well pulverized, free 

 from sfone or rubbish that can clog the sower or 

 weeder. Begin cultivation early and cultivate often. 

 If this is done with the improved tools, but very little 

 hand work will be necessary. Have a supply of cab- 

 bage, cauliflower and celery plants on hand, so that if 

 any crop fails the land will not lie idle. Keep tools 

 bright and sharp. Do not plant too thick, but give 

 plants room to grow. Plan to have a succession of 

 fruit and vegetables and work your plan. — [Andrew 

 Kingsbury, Connecticut. 



I manure early, usually on the March snow, and 

 freely. My rule is to cover the snow out of sight, then 



