THE FARM GARDEN 



boxes stable manure is banked to furnish enough heat to 

 keep the soil warm and to prevent freezing. The plants 

 will be kept more or less active through a considerable 

 part of the winter, and they may be made ready for the 

 market very early in spring. 



170. No special directions for raising the different sorts 

 of garden produce are given here. The best seed houses 



usually distribute free, 

 with orders for seeds, 

 admirable little booklets 

 giving directions much 

 fuller than could be put 

 into a textbook for the 

 planting and cultivation 

 of all kinds of fruits and 

 vegetables. Here it 

 need only be added that 

 the garden should con- 

 tain a great variety, and 

 an abundance of each 

 sort that is planted. By 

 all means there should 

 be a series of plantings 



of such vegetables as peas, lettuce, sweet corn, and beans, 

 so as to have these eatables in the best condition through 

 a long season. Any surplus need not be wasted. Direc- 

 tions for its use will be given in the next chapter. 



PRACTICAL QUESTIONS 



1. State two purposes of a farm garden. 2. Name three things a 

 farmer should consider in selecting a site for the garden. 3. What is 

 meant by companion cropping ? 4. Name as many early and late vege- 

 tables as you can. 5. In what three ways may seed be poor ? 6. How 

 would you test the sprouting power of radish seeds? 7. Explain the 

 making of a hotbed. 8. How is the heat produced in a hotbed? 



CELERY. 



