No. 4.] 



THE HOME GARDEN. 



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The Gkadus Pea. 



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 another 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 gar- 

 den 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 imple- 

 ments 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, gar- 

 den 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 i^low. 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 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 Culti- 

 vator is a fine implement for level and fine culture. 



