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The men take considerable pride in getting the rows 

 straight and the piles even in size. 



Sometimes, when rushing to get all possible done, a good 

 man will stay in tlie field to remove tail-boards and pull out 

 the manure while the driver raises the cart and stops the 

 horse at proper intervals, dumping the cart for the last pile. 

 A foreman in the field will enable the farmer to get a lot 

 more work done. In spreading we give each man a row and 

 hold him accountable for the whole row. The manure must 

 be evenly spread and no large lumps left. Every foot of 

 ground must be evenly manured so that the crop will be even, 

 not rank and poor in spots. 



Plowing. 



Market-gardeners like to plow their land in spring three 

 or four times, following each plowing with the harrow and 

 drag; the repeated plowings thoroughly mix the soil and 

 manure. At the last plowing the rakers come to follow the 

 plow and prepare the seed-bed, of which I will speak later. 



The plow is the emblem of agriculture ; it is in almost 

 daily use, for no sooner is one crop harvested than another 

 must be set or planted. The market-gardener tries to keep 

 his land busy all the growing season. 



On shallow or sandv soils, if the plowing is only five or 

 six inches deep, and the manure well mixed, with that soil 

 good results are possible. Plowing from seven to ten inches 

 is made on deeper soils. 



A good plowman is found on most every market-garden. 

 He is indispensable, he is needed as much as the plow. He 

 is an expert at his art and very seldom breaks a plow in any 

 part, but wears it out. He can plow a straight furrow of even 

 width and depth flat on the bottom. He sets in at the start 

 and at the finish guides his plow and team so as not to carry 

 any soil from the field or round off the corners. In finishing 

 a plot he plows two or three furrows into it, so that every 

 foot of land may be properly fitted for a crop. Driveways 

 or headlands are left ten or twelve feet wide, and consider- 



