56 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



are three sections of half-an-acre each, with ten divisions in 

 each section, each division representing the twentieth part of 

 an acre or, say, a piece of land 300ft. long by 7ft. 3in. wide. All 

 the crops are planted in long rows, running north and south, 

 an arrangement which allows the sunlight to play equally on 

 both sides of the row, and makes the work of cultivation, either 

 by horse or hand labour, much easier than when the crops are 

 put in beds. 



The system of cropping and intercropping shown here, 

 although not so highly intensive as French gardening, is 

 planned so that the crops appear in regular and constant 

 succession ; they follow each at such frequent intervals and 

 overlap in such a way that the soil is made to yield all 

 that it appears capable of bearing economically. To carry 

 it out satisfactorily the ground must be prepared, the seeds 

 sown, and the plants set each at their appointed time; then, 

 under normal conditions, there will be no confusion, and 

 neither space nor effort will be wasted. 



The scheme is particularly suitable for a garden which 

 produces to supply private customers or shopkeepers direct, 

 but with such modifications as may be necessary in the 

 number and variety of the crops, it is equally applicable to a 

 business where the whole of the produce is sent to market. 

 By observing the respective proportions the scheme can be 

 used on any scale, either large or small, and could be very 

 successfully worked in a kitchen garden or allotment. 



In actual working it may be found that the area allotted to 

 each vegetable is too much in some cases and too little in 

 others. The demand, which will vary according to the cir- 

 cumstances of the locality, will soon make this point clear. 

 In making any alteration the succeeding crops need careful 

 consideration. 



DETAILS OF ROTATION AND CROPPING. 



The scheme is based upon a system of cultivation whereby 

 one-third of the land is bastard trenched (or subsoil ploughed) 

 and manured each year, so that deep working and manuring 

 are repeated on every part of the land once every three years. 

 In the intervening period the sections are worked in the usual 



