262 IRRIGATION FARMING. 



Use a one-wheel seed-drill and run it on top and in 

 the middle of the ridge. This will leave rows twenty- 

 two inches apart and will require three pounds of seed 

 to an acre. To cultivate use a single-shovel plow with 

 a six-inch shovel. Nail a block on the under side of 

 the beam, so as to use the fenders of a corn cultivator 

 to keep dirt and clods from covering the young onions. 

 Bolt the fenders so that they will cover one-half of the 

 shovel. This will cultivate and leave the furrows 

 open for the next irrigation. Cultivate after each irri- 

 gation to obtain best results. Hoe the plants as often 

 as grass and weeds may appear on the top of the ridge. 

 To use the marker the soil should be a little drier than 

 for vegetation. After drilling in sufficient rows follow 

 with irrigation. Do not fill the rows so that water 

 will run over the top of the ridges. Let the water run 

 long enough to sub to the seed. In six to eight days 

 irrigate again. In fourteen to eighteen days the 

 onions should be peeping out of the ground. The 

 marker can also be used for beets, radishes, lettuce, 

 spinach, and carrots. 



String Beans. — A sandy loam is better than a 

 heavier soil for this crop. The garden beans should 

 be planted in rows twenty-eight or thirty inches apart, 

 and they are to be drilled in on ground that has been 

 previously well irrigated if not damp enough already. 

 By this we mean when the earth will ball in the hand. 

 The first irrigation will be proper when three or four 

 leaves appear on the young plants. An irrigation of 

 three or four hours' duration once a week throughout 

 the season will not be too frequent, and especially a good 

 one at blossoming time should be given. Cultivate 



