Let us first irrigate, 

 Then let us investigate, 

 Why plants luxuriate 

 With water and muriate. 



IRRIGATION 



Vegetables require to be watered often and 

 must never be neglected and allowd to dry up 

 or wither. If you plant in summer and the 

 ground is level make a trench on the side and 

 irrigate bed from below, letting the water per- 

 colate through the soil. This method keeps 

 the soil loose on top and prevents its baking 

 and cracking by the sun. If your soil is sandy 

 you will not have this trouble and can irrigate 

 bed on top by sprinkling with water. 



Lettuce, celery, radishes and plants that are 

 about 90 degrees water do well in summer by 

 this treatment, keeping the ground thoroughly 

 wet, without waste of water and everything 

 is watered evenly. Water should be used once 

 or twice a week. Do not water too often. Let 

 the roots absorb the salts after the water has 

 done its work and do not drown the plant by 

 too much water and kill it with kindness. 



The French peasant grows vegetables in his 

 little garden and often secures four or five 

 crops a season. He secures this result by sub- 



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