PRACTICAL GARDENING 



the land is in weeds or grass, plow it early in 

 the fall or spring. Get the public works de- 

 partment and livery stables to donate manure 

 for this worthy, local effort. If necessary, get 

 some firm or wealthy individual to donate a car 

 load of manure secured from some near-by 

 city. Scatter this over the surface of the soil 

 and disk it into the first 3 inches of soil. Here 

 the gardener should have full charge and au- 

 thority to exercise his best judgment. After 

 the land is prepared, stake it out and place a 

 label on each plot with the applicant's name 

 and address so that, should he or she fail to 

 keep the weeds down or follow the proper 

 planting, the gardener loses no time in get- 

 ting in touch with the owner. This label is 

 also an aid in showing the owner's efforts to 

 advantage. Each applicant should be allowed 

 to exercise his own individuality in his method 

 of planting and culture but where utter neglect 

 occurs it should be remedied at once so as not 

 to disorganize the entire scheme and cause 

 complaints. Paths two feet wide should be ar- 



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