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even before the plants appear above ground. The modern wheel 

 hoe, with its various ingenious attachments, is a great labor saver. 

 The weeder attachments are very effective in combating small 

 weeds when the crop is just starting. The wheel hoe can be used 

 to hoe both sides of one row, or between the rows in level culture. 

 It will also throw the soil either to or from the row. This tool 

 alone cheapens garden making a great deal, especially lightening 

 the unpleasant task of weeding. Plant the rows far enough apart, 

 as shown in the accompanying garden plan, to do the cultivation 

 with horse power. The Horse-Hoe and Cultivator is a very good 

 cultivator. It can be adjusted to varying depths and widths, which 

 is an advantage at times. The Steel Diamond-toothed Cultivator 

 is a fine implement for level and fine culture. 



It is not entirely the question of having all kinds of implements 

 so much as it is in having enough and using them judiciously. 



Big Boston Lettuce. 



Plan to go over the garden at least twice a week during the 

 growing season. 



V. Planting. — After the garden has been well enriched and 

 made an ideal seed bed by thorough tillage and preparation, we are 

 ready to plant it. The plan has been well worked out, and all that 

 is necessary now is to plant each variety at the proper time and in 

 its place. Every garden maker will vary plans to suit his needs, 

 as no two will agree as to the amount and kinds of vegetables or 

 small fruits they will grow. A very good plan is the accompany- 

 ing one by Mr. Clarence Fowler, a former student at the New 

 Hampshire College. It is quite complete, perhaps more so than 

 many would care to follow, but has the good features desired in a 

 plan. The short rows at one end are utilized for those crops 

 requiring frequent plantings in order to have a succession, and not 

 desired in large quantities. 



