236 LESSONS IN AORICULTl Kl 



grounds, on which to make a sample garden plot, as a 

 demonstration lesson from which the pupils may learn 

 how to make similar garden plots at home. Select a 

 space with rich soil, about four feet wide by sixteen 

 feet long, and thoroughly clean away all weeds and 

 trash from this plot. 



Spade up the ground as deeply as possible. About 

 a pound of commercial fertilizer may now be sprinkled 

 over the plot, or a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure 

 may be worked into the ground. Rake over the plot 

 and break up all the clods. It is a good plan to go over 

 the ground with the hands, crumbling the soil as fine as 

 meal. Level the bed up slightly higher than the rest 

 of the ground. Stake the four corners and mark off a 

 sharp, clean-cut edge for the bed, and make a neat, clean 

 path around it. 



The garden is now ready for planting. 

 S. Planting the School Garden 



In plenty of time before this lesson is given the teacher 

 should take a penny collection from the pupils, and send 

 to the Home Gardening Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 

 for seed packages. Many of the seeds may easily be 

 obtained at the homes of the pupils. Under the direc- 

 tion of the teacher, the garden plot prepared in the pre- 

 vious exercise should be marked off for planting. The 

 accompanying diagram should be drawn on stiff card- 

 boards by each pupil, before going to the garden for 

 this exercise. 



The plot, which is four feet wide, should be cross- 

 furrowed, according to the scale shown above. Make 



