60 CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



If only fresh manure can be obtained, give this the 

 first attention and have it piled on a clear spot of 

 ground as long as possible before needed. Even a 



week or two 

 will be worth 

 while. It 

 should be kept 

 packed by 

 tramping 

 down, and if 

 necessary water 

 should be 

 thrown on it 

 so that it will 

 not be d e- 

 stroyed by its 



Photo by the Author O W n heat. If 

 Spading and raking alternately the ground Js 



prepared in the fall fresh manure can be used safely. 

 For moving manure and spading it in, small spading 

 forks are excellent. If these are not available, borrow 

 a few stable forks to spread the manure and turn it 

 under with spades. 



No matter how small an amount of work is done, 

 have it done carefully, especially spading to the depth 

 of the spade blade, and breaking up earth lumps, 

 leaving the spaded portion level as the work proceeds. 

 If there is a large quantity of manure, be even more 

 careful to spade deep and mix the manure thoroughly 

 with the earth. 



