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Cultivation of the garden. 



Q. What are the principal rules to be observed 

 in the cultivation of a garden. 



A. The principal rules to be observed are the fol- 

 lowing ; l'» the soil should be light or loosened, aild 

 level ; 2° il should be sufficiently dunged or manur- 

 ed ; 3® it should he watered ; 4® it should be weed- 

 ed when necessary. ' 



Dungs, watering and weeding. 



Q. What kind of dung is best suited for garden- 

 ing ? 



A. All dungs are suited for gardening, providing 

 they have sufficiently fermented ; one of the best is 

 that of the horse or sheep, or both mixed with a 

 half or a third of cattle dung. 



Q. In what state ought this dung to be used ? 



A. This dung ought to be used when half or 

 three quarters rotten and after it has thoroughly fer- 

 mented. 



Q. Why is it better to use rotten or well ferment- 

 ed dung for gardening purposes ? 



A. For several reasons ; in the first place, green 

 dung or dung which has not fermented contains a 

 large quantity of weeds, which sprout when spread 

 over the soil and soon infest the garden ; in the 

 second place, rotten dung or dung which has fer- 

 mented has already been reduced to a sappy state, 



