346 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



Traction sprayers may be used for many crops and are 

 the most convenient for general use. 



In the selection of nozzles for vegetable spraying, it is 

 important to select those that throw the spray in the 

 finest mist and with the greatest force. The type used 

 will vary with the pressure carried and the crop that is to 

 be sprayed. The Vermorel and the Disc nozzles are two 

 popular standard types. (See Chapter VIII.) 



EXERCISES 



1. Distinguish between home gardening, market gardening, 

 truck gardening, and vegetable forcing. 



2. Name the desirable -characteristics of a good home va- 

 riety of a vegetable. Of a market variety. 



3. What are the requisites of the location of a home vege- 

 table garden? Is your home garden located in accordance 

 with these rules? How might it be changed so as more 

 nearly to conform to them? 



4. What is the principal vegetable crop grown in your 

 region ? 



5. What type of soil is preferable for a garden spot? Has 

 your garden at home a single type of soil or has it many types ? 

 Bring to school samples of as many types as you can find in 

 your own vegetable garden. 



6. Give the advantages and disadvantages of the following 

 kinds of soil for vegetable production : coarse sand, medium 

 fine sand, clay loam, stiff clay, and muck. 



7. Draw accurately and to scale a diagram of the way your 

 home garden was planned last year, locating accurately the 

 plots in which the various vegetables and bush fruits were 

 grown. Measure the garden and accurately compute its area. 



8. Make a plan of your home garden as it would be if you 

 could alter it in any way you think advisable. 



