PRACTICAL EXERCISES 31 
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10. Outline for studying vegetables. A better crop 
can be produced if the grower knows, before planting 
time, the soil requirements, cultural methods and har- 
vesting possibilities of each vegetable grown in the 
garden. , 
The following outline has been prepared for this pur- 
pose. It is important that children fill out a sheet of 
their notebook for each vegetable to be grown. Sub- 
ject matter may be found in seed catalogs published 
by local seed firms, in bulletins published by state ex- 
periment stations, in bulletins published by the United 
States Department of Agriculture, and in any good 
book on vegetable production. Frequent conversations 
with successful gardeners will tend to clear up some of 
the things that are not understood: 
Outline- 
Name and variety of the vegetable to be planted. 
Soil requirements. 
Fertilizer requirements. 
Method of propagation—seed, bulb, and tuber.. 
Seasons of planting. ' 
