The Home Garden 



rapidly than is consistent with healthy veg- 

 etable growth. 



Of course the writer is well aware that cow- 

 manure is not always obtainable. Horse- 

 manure is more plentiful, except in the country. 

 While it is a great deal better than nothing, it 

 is far from being an excellent manure for vege- 

 tables. I would much prefer to use the fer- 

 tilizers kept on sale at agricultural stores. 

 These produce excellent results if one is careful 

 to fit the fertilizer to the soil. By that I mean 

 using just the kind adapted to the soil of your 

 garden. Soils vary greatly even in the same 

 neighborhood, and the fertilizer that answers 

 admirably in one locality may not be what is 

 needed in another. The only way to decide 

 this matter is to get the advice of some one 

 who understands the nature of the soil in your 

 garden, and knows what kind of fertilizer will 

 work best in it. He will be able to tell you what 

 quantity to use, and how to apply it in such a 

 manner as to secure the best results. The dealer 

 in your neighborhood ought to be able to tell you 

 these things. These commercial fertilizers have 

 one advantage over the best of cow-manure, and 

 that is, they never contain seeds of any weeds. 



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