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The men were riding on the harrows across the field, then 

 lifting the harrows, and leaving a great winro w of weeds on 

 the borders, most of the weed seeds must have been left 

 on the field to be plowed in, not less then ten bushels to 

 the acre. If this man does not raise a premium crop of 

 hog weeds for next season, it will not be because he has 

 not done all in his power to produce that result. It was 

 a clear case of too large a farm. 



Perfect composting of the fertilizers used, and frequent 

 light surface cultivation, would have saved all this, and 

 the disappointment which it entailed. 



Many of our vegetables, in fact most of them, receive 

 much of their nourishment from the atmosphere, not only 

 through their foliage, but the fender rootlets which reach 

 up to the surface for dew and solar heat. 



All plants receive their food in a liquid form only, and 

 can be kept in a healthy growing condition only by being 

 supplied with sufficient water. 



The damage done by a long continued drouth can alone 

 be avoided by some system of irrigation, whether it be 

 running streams, or the use of the wind mill or hand hose. 

 Most of our progressive market gardeners have seen the 

 necessity and supplied themselves accordingly, and in- 

 stead of one half-groum disappoint^nent they raise tn'o and 

 often three good pajdng crops. His early vegetables are 

 all started under glass, so as to be put out as soon as the 

 ground is warm enough. The high prices of the early crop 

 give a good showing on the balance sheet. 



These are some of the conclusions which lead us to be- 

 lieve fully in the advocacy of the old song, "A little farm 

 well tilled, and a little barn well filled, etc.'' 



We believe that the net profits of the average tiller of 

 Essex Co. soil, is in inverse ratio to the number of acres 

 gone over. 



Certainly when we see one of our city grocers with not 

 over two acres of tillage land bearing off the lion's share of 



