THE SOIL 



two feet with garden loam. This blind drain, 

 as it is called, will take care of the surplus water 

 and there is no unsightly pool to spoil the looks 

 of your garden. 



In order to get the best results from your 

 garden, the type of soil and its treatment as 

 well as the varieties of vegetables best suited 

 to the various kinds of soil should be con- 

 sidered, also the methods of treating the soil 

 at different seasons of the year in order to get 

 the highest production should be given care- 

 ful attention. 



Don't try to work the soil too early in the 

 spring or directly after a heavy rain. When- 

 ever the soil is worked it should drop freely 

 from the spade or "scour" of the plowshare. 

 All soils should be made fine, not only on the 

 surface but from eight to ten inches in depth 

 before planting. Many gardens fail because 

 the soil is poorly prepared. The soil is the 

 bed in which the seed gives birth to new life 

 and is finally the home of the plant. In order 

 to have quality as well as quantity it is neces- 



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