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then quickly destroying them by frequent cultivation early in the 

 growing season, much labor in weed-killing can be saved later. 



The old-fashioned method of growing vegetables in beds, thus 

 necessitating so much hand-weeding and back-aching work, 

 should be eliminated by planting in long rows, so that most of the 

 work can be done with the horse. Fencing the garden in is not 

 practised as often as formerly. It is a better policy to be 

 prepared to fence in the poultry and farm animals when they are 

 likely to be troublesome, and allow the garden freedom from the 

 grass and weedy condition almost always present in and about 

 a fence that surrounds the garden. Plant in long, straight rows, 

 and have plenty of room at either end to turn the horse around 

 with ease when cultivating, planting, etc. Less room is needed 

 where hand implements are used, but the same principles apply. 



If you do not care to plant 

 the whole row to one kind of 

 vegetable, simply complete 

 it with auother requiring 

 similar culture and maturity. 

 Above all things, keep the 

 garden free from weeds. A 

 small garden well tilled is far 

 better than a large one given 

 less care. 



IV. Garden Implements 

 ( Tools) . — A good set of 

 garden tools makes the work 

 easier, and it is poor economy not to have the best. No matter 

 if the garden is only a quarter of an acre, to get best results the 

 following implements are suggested for use. Plow ; cutaway or 

 disk harrow ; Acme or steel-toothed harrow ; steel rake ; seed 

 drill ; cultivators ; combination hand wheel hoe ; also a good spade, 

 spading fork, hoes, dibbers, markers, wheel-barrow, garden line, 

 etc. The Iron Age or Planet Junior garden tools, both hand and 

 horse, for sale by most implement dealers, should be in almost 

 constant use. 



The soil for a garden should be plowed deeply and evenly. 

 Either the cutaway or disk harrow, both deep-cutting implements, 

 is then put on, and in many instances either one can almost take 

 the place of a plow. Following these come the Acme or steel- 

 toothed harrow, which breaks up and mellows the soil, making a 

 fine seed bed. The garden is now raked over, marked out and 

 planted. From now on keep the surface of the soil light and all 

 weeds down. If the rows are indicated, cultivation may begin 



The Gradus Pea. 



