64 CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



large stones or logs on the surface which could be re- 

 moved by burying easier than by carrying away. 



To do this mark out a space the size of the object, 

 and close up to it. Remove the top soil and place in 

 a pile at one side, so as to put it back on the top when 

 rilling in again. Then dig a hole large and deep 

 enough to bury the object, and have two feet of soil 

 on top when covered. When the hole is large enough, 

 undermine the stone or log carefully, so it will not 

 roll in unexpectedly and hurt the workers. Then with 

 crowbars or poles work it into the hole, cover it up 

 and level the surface. 



After the ground has been cleared, spread the 

 manure and then begin the spading. 



Show the children how to economize strength in 

 spading by using weight and avoiding all unnecessary 

 lifting. Keep the spading line straight. Watch the 

 smaller and weaker children, and do not let them 

 overdo. Those who do not have weight or strength 

 to spade deep enough should be given something else 

 to do, or it will be regretted later. They will ap- 

 parently spade as much as those who are doing 

 thorough work, but will only go down two or three 

 inches, the bad effect of which will not show until 

 it is too late to remedy it. Do not let the children 

 run about on the freshly spaded earth of the garden. 



After a strip of about four feet wide has been 

 spaded let it be raked level and smooth by children 

 standing on the unspaded portion. Thus, by spading 



