Ch.apter XI 



SUBSEQUENT CARE OF THE PLANT 



1. By Means of Tillage 

 la. In general 



2(35. Tillauro is tho first consideration in the 

 care of tlio ]»laiit. Tliis is eiuphatically triu» in 

 tho lit'lil; l)ut ill tlu' glass-house tilhige is reduced 

 to a iniiiiiiium, in part because tlie ]>reparation of 

 the soil is so thorough. 



2i)<>. The objects of tillage, in tlir can' of tiie 

 plant subsequent to seeding or planting, are 

 three: {a) to supply plant-food, by rendering 

 the soil constitu«'nts availal)l«> ; (/>) to supjdy 

 moisture ; (c) to destroy weeds. The first two 

 captions have boon discusstMl in ("haptrrs ii., 

 iii., iv. 



lli;7. {(■) \V<M'(ls arc only incidt'iital dillicul- 

 tios. They are the results of faulty management 

 of the land. If the first attention is giv»'n to tin- 

 crops and the land, the iiuestion of weeds will 

 largely take care of itself. It is less important 

 to know the kinds of weeds than it is to know 

 how to till and to crop the laud. 



