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Nature- Study Agriculture 



Prepara- 

 tion of seed 

 bed * 



Garden 

 soil 



possible, and (8) com- 

 posed of soil well sup- 

 plied with plant food. 



The process used in 

 getting the seed bed 

 into proper condition 

 will depend upon its 

 size. Deep plowing in 

 the field, deep spading 

 in the garden, and filling 

 a box with fresh soil in 

 the greenhouse will all 

 accomplish the same 

 purpose, they will mel- 

 low the soil and admit 

 air, giving the roots a 

 chance to penetrate to 

 a good depth. Clods 

 should be broken up im- 

 mediately, except after 

 fall plowing, which is 

 left rough over winter. 



Proper richness of soil 

 cannot always be had 

 in large fields without 

 great expense ; but in a 

 garden, where so much 

 FIG. 45- Seed corn stuck on spikes. and such expensive seed 



Notice the seed-test box below. . g used and where SQ 



much labor is expended, it is false economy to save on 

 fertilizer. 



