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especially those who advertise a large number of 

 wonderful novelties. 



You must determine the size of your garden plot 

 by experience. Some families require twice as 

 large gardens as others. My own custom is to 

 scatter my vegetables largely among my small 

 fruits and orchards. Vegetables should be grown, 

 however, not too far from the house, and should be 

 convenient to the housewife. An excellent place is, 

 if possible, on a slope below your barn, where the 

 drainage from the barnyard can be retained as fer- 

 tilizer, and where the liquid manure may be con- 

 veniently distributed. A site opening to the south- 

 east is always preferable, where the plants can take 

 the full strength of the sun, while the wind is cut off 

 by orchard or barn or other protection. It must 

 have rich soil and abundance of water, together 

 with perfect drainage. The best fertilizer for most 

 gardens is thoroughly rotted barnyard manure, 

 after it has been composted. If stable manure is 

 used directly from the yard, it should be hauled on- 

 to the ground just before plowing. Limestone soil 

 will generally furnish enough phosphoric acid, and 

 wood ashes will furnish potash, while beans and 

 peas will increase rather than decrease the nitro- 



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