HOME GARDENING 



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Some essentials of gardening. 1. The soil of the 

 garden should be a warm, well-drained, sand loam. It 

 should be well fertilized with barn manure. 



2. The ground should be plowed deeply and well, 

 so that all litter and manure will be turned under. The 

 ground should be harrowed and raked until the top soil 

 is fine. All sticks and trash should be removed. 



FIG. 71. TYPE OF HOME GARDEN 



3. Seeds should be pure, fresh and viable. Small 

 seeds should be covered only slightly with finely pul- 

 verized soil. Larger seeds should be planted deeper. 

 Full directions are usually given on seed packages. 



4. Seeds should be planted on a level in rows far 

 enough apart to allow for easy cultivation, a'nd not up 



