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cles, refer to a numbered list at one side of your sheet that 

 names the kinds of stuff you would raise in your garden. 



7. Name both advantages and disadvantages (a) from 

 alternating rows of corn and of potatoes; (6) from having 

 squash or pumpkin planted in among 



the corn. 



8. Why is it undesirable to have 

 trees, shrubs, or bushes in the garden 

 space? What small fruits may easily 

 be grown out at one side of the garden ? 



TREE PLANTING 



1. Have you ever helped plant a 

 tree ? What kind of tree did you plant ? 

 Was it for shade, or for fruit bearing? 



2. In your locality what are good 

 kinds of trees to plant for shade? 

 Where may these be obtained ? About 

 what is their cost per tree? What is 

 a good choice of shade tree for planting 

 as to (a) age ; (6) diameter ; (c) height ? 



TT71 11 ! i FIG. 48. Before set- 



Why not use older and larger trees tor ting out a young tree, 



transplanting? In what respects is it J *f *P ** d . r , oot * 



should be cut back 



generally better to purchase trees that 

 have been grown in a local nursery 

 than to get them from a distant part 

 of the country ? 



3. Why will the growth of a newly set tree necessarily 

 be slow at first? In order that food material for the 



as indicated by the 

 dotted lines. The 

 top will then have 

 the appearance shown 

 in a. 



