CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 INTRODUCTION 1-4 



CHAPTER II. 



THE SOIL AND ITS TREATMENT 5-21 



Origin of Soil Composition of Soil Subsoil Drainage 

 How to Drain Deep Cultivation Bastard Trenching Ridging- 

 Texture Lime Calcium Carbonate Gas-lime Soil Bacteria 

 Nitro-Bacterine Cultures Soil Moisture Autumn Cultivation 

 Spring Cultivation Hoeing and Mulching. 



CHAPTER III. 



MANURES AND FERTILIZERS 22-38 



Composition of Plants Plant Foods in the Soil Farmyard 

 Manure Green Manure Compost Heaps. NITROGENOUS FER- 

 TILIZERS : Sulphate of Ammonia, Mitrate of Soda, Nitrolim, Dried 

 Blood, Soot, Rape Dust, Castor Seed Meal, Shoddy. PHOSPHATIC 

 FERTILIZERS : Superphosphate, Limphos, Basic Slag, Bone Meal, 

 Bone Flour, Dissolved Bones, Phosphatic Peruvian Guano. 

 POTASSIC FERTILIZERS : Sulphate of Potash, Muriate of Potash. 

 Kainit. COMPOSITE FERTILIZERS : Peruvian Guano, Dissolved 

 Peruvian Guano, Fish Guano, Meat Guano. Notes on the Using 

 of Fertilizers Valuing Fertilizers Approximate Cost of Fertiliz- 

 ing Units (Table). 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE SMALL HOLDER AS A MARKET GARDENER ... ... 39-41 



Conditions Necessary to Success Capital Required Physique 

 Industry and Concentration Up-to-date Methods Intensive 

 Culture Spade Work. 



CHAPTER V. 



SELECTION OF A SMALL HOLDING 42-45 



Situation Aspect Protection Fences Soil Drainage 

 Manure Area Tenure. 



