GARDEN LORE 
To plow, to plant, and to hoe may not be the chief end 
of man, but it was the first great work that was given him 
to do; and that he might keep it in mind for all time, he 
had a pledge that the seed-time should never fail. 
Oxp FarMer’s ALMANAC 
There’s something wonderfully soothing in having your 
jingers in Mother Earth. It seems to take the restlessness 
out of one. Frances Duncan 
The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done 
something for the good of the world. 
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER 
The ground must touch a man before he can amount to 
much. Apranam LincoLn 
To own a bit of ground; to scratch it with a hoe; to 
plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life, — this is the 
commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing 
aman can do. Cartes DupLEY WARNER 
A good garden saves the butcher’s bill, and keeps down 
the doctor’s bill, too. Otp Farmer’s ALMANAC 
Boy or girl, you need to feel plowed ground under your 
feet; you need the contact with growing things in the ground ; 
you need to handle a hoe, [and] gather the garden vege- 
tables... . You need to take part in the digging and 
weeding and planting. ... You need to smell [the soil], 
to feel it, to work in it. Datzias Lore SHARP 
To smell a turf of fresh earth is wholesome for the body. 
THOMAS FULLER 
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