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upon their cards. They should take their places, 

 all standing on the same side of their respective 

 plots. On the first day, it is better for them to 

 fmd their tools in the middle of each plot. At 

 word or signal of command, they should take up 

 the hoe, and with it mark their first furrow, as 

 they have seen their teacher do. Then they 

 should stand at attention and await the order to 

 make the next furrow a foot to the left or to the 

 right at the required depth, unless they have the 

 seed for the first furrow and are told to place it. 

 Usually it is best for the teacher to inspect each 

 step of the work, the placing of the seed, its cover- 

 ing and firming with the back of the hoe, and to do 

 this in the case of each variety of seed planted. 

 One span of the child's hand may be counted at 

 four inches as a measure in planting. The seed 

 may be distributed from bottles, any number of 

 which, for convenience, may be placed in a box 

 or basket. Collect all seeds which the children 

 do not use and return them to the bottles. In 

 larger plots, each row of seed should carry a label 

 bearing date of planting and name of seed. 



When the planting is completed, a 4 x 8 foot 

 plot will require 8 full measures of a 6-quart 

 watering can, or 48 quarts of water to 32 square 

 feet of ground. If the children are to have the 

 fun of watering, a water line should be formed 

 to preserve order. The one all important rule 

 in watering is to soak the ground to at least the 

 depth of four inches, and to water infrequently, 



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