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Q. What is to be done, when a garden is to be 

 made in a too sandy or marly soil ? 



A. The first thing to be done is to improve the 

 land. 

 Q. How is this improvement done ? 



A. This improvement is done in the same manner 

 as for large farming. (*) On overstrong or marly 

 soils, sand, crashed loam or any other substance 

 which loosens the earth ought to be carted ; swamp 

 earth or mould should be added to over sandy or 

 overlight soils. 



Q. Is it very important to improve the soil intend- 

 ed for gardening ? 



A. Yes, because if the soil has not the required 

 physical properties, in other words, if it is not 

 well improved, the gardening will yield but little or 

 poor products. 



Q. Besides the mixing of the different kinds of 

 soils with one another, or with mould, what other 

 means has the gardener at command for improving 

 the soil ? 



A. The gardener can resort to deep and frequent 

 spadings, especially in the fall, sometimes to plough- 



ings and especially to drainage in strong, low and 

 moist soils. 



(*) See Manual of agricalture, part first. 



