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vou add the wheelbarrow, you have every thing nec- 

 essary. 



Preparation of the ground. This may be done by 

 ploughing and harrowing, until the ground, at top, be 

 perfectly clean ; and, then, by double ploughing; that 

 is to say, by going, with a strong plough that turns a 

 large furrow and turns it cleanly, twice in the same 

 place, and thus moving the ground to the depth of 14 

 to 16 inches. When this has been done in one direc- 

 tion, it onght to be done across, and then the ground 

 will have been well and truly moved. The ploughing 

 ought to be done with 4 oxen, and the plough ought to 

 be held by a strong and careful ploughman. All those 

 parts where the plough cannot go must be deeply turn- 

 ed with the spade. 



If the garden be of a wetish or stifif soil, it will be 

 greatly benefited by being thrown up into high ridges in 

 the fall: at the same time, this will assist in destroying 

 the seeds of weeds ; but particularly in destroying insects. 



Manure. The species of manure must depe.id upon 

 the soil. It is generally thought, that dung, of any sort, 

 is not what ought to be used in the raising of garden 

 vegetables, liis very certain that they are coarse and 

 gross when produced with aid of that sort of manure, 

 compared to whatihey are when raised with the aid of 

 ashes, sea-weeds, rags, lime and composts. And, be- 

 sides, dung, in hot soils and hot climates, adds to the 

 heat ; while those articles just mentioned do not. If 

 dung is used, it should be old and destitute of seeds. — 

 Hog dung is supposed to be best. All the ground in a 

 garden ought always to be good ; and it will be kept in 

 this state if it be well manured once every year. 



Change of Crops. Skilful gardeners recommend at- 

 tention to a rotation of crops that is fibrous rooted and 

 tap rooted alternately ; and occasionally lay down por- 

 tions of their gardens with clover, which seldom fails to 

 restore them to their former fertility. 



Seeds. It is quite useless to prepare land, and to in- 

 cur trouble and expense, without duly, and even verij 

 carefidhf^ attending to the seed that we are going to sow. 

 The sori.^ the genuineness^ the soundness., are all matters 

 to be attended to if we meua to avoid mortification and 

 loss. 



