Garden Lore xi 



Fall plowing now demands our attention. With minor 

 exceptions all the land which is to be put under cultivation 

 next year should be plowed before freezing. It is not nec- 

 essary nor desirable to turn the furrows smooth and flat 

 as in spring plowing. If the land is left quite rough, the 

 action of the frost during the winter will be more effective 

 in breaking up the soil and reducing it to a fine powder. 



OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



It should not be forgotten that all the heavier soils are 

 improved by fall plowing, which should be pushed when- 

 ever opportunity offers. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



'Tis the farmer's care that makes the field bear. 



OLD PROVERB 



Perfect tilth, no less than suitable enrichment, is essen- 

 tial for bumper crops. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



Nature will always find some mischief to do in idle land. 

 Give her the opportunity and you shall repent in another 

 season when you find redoubled labor essential to keep the 

 garden clear of noxious growths. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



In the garden more grows than the gardener sows. 



OLD PROVERB 



The rich garden soil from which you have taken an early 

 crop will bear weeds if you do not put it to use for produc- 

 tion of something better. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



A weed, as it grows from an inch to afoot high, increases 

 a thousand-fold in bulk or weight, and exhausts the soil in 

 proportion. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 



