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3. Trace a relation (a) between lack of home occupations 

 on the one hand, and vicious and evil ways on the other; 

 (6) between industry and capable management in the small 

 affairs of life at home during childhood, and the likelihood 

 of becoming worthy and successful men and women. 



4. In order to plan, plant, tend, and carry through to 

 success a season's gardening, (a) what characteristics must be 

 possessed (or developed) other than strength of muscle ; (6) 

 what lessons not of books are likely to be learned? How 

 may "initiative" (m-ish'i-a-tiv) be developed in the care of 

 a garden? 



5. Why is it better to have the care of a garden at home 

 than to depend upon a school garden ? On the other hand, 

 what excellent purposes are served by a school garden? 

 What application here has the saying, " What is worth doing 

 at all is worth doing well"? 



THE CARE OF A GARDEN 



1. In planting small seeds like beet, onion, lettuce, radish, 

 turnip, carrot, parsnip, (a) about how far apart should the 

 rows be placed ; (6) about how far apart should the 

 plants be allowed to grow; (c) about how close should 

 the seeds be sown ; (d) about how deep should the seeds 

 be covered ? How deep should the soil have been over- 

 turned and made loose for these seeds? Why should the 

 surface layer be raked much more than is necessary to 

 make it smooth? 



2. About how far apart should the rows be, and how far 

 apart the plants in a row, for (a) corn, potatoes, beans; 

 (b) cabbage, tomato, and sweet potato plants as trans- 



