LESSON XXXIV 

 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



A garden is a small piece of land intensively culti- 

 vated. Here, better than in any other place, one may 

 learn many lessons about crops and soils. In every 



VEGETABLE GARDEN 



newly settled country the gardens first show the possi- 

 bilities of farming. 



Uses. - - The garden may be made the most inter- 

 esting and instructive place on the farm. In the city, 

 the garden on the city lot or the school garden affords 



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