ELEVEN) COME AND SEE MY CABBAGES 
especially those who advertise a large number of 
wonderful novelties. 
You must determine the size of your garden plot 
by experience. Some families require twice as 
large gardens as others. My own custom is to 
scatter my vegetables largely among my small 
fruits and orchards. Vegetables should be grown, 
however, not too far from the house, and should be 
convenient to the housewife. An excellent place is, 
if possible, on a slope below your barn, where the 
drainage from the barnyard can be retained as fer- 
tilizer, and where the liquid manure may be con- 
veniently distributed. A site opening to the south- 
east is always preferable, where the plants can take 
the full strength of the sun, while the wind is cut off 
by orchard or barn or other protection. It must 
have rich soil and abundance of water, together 
with perfect drainage. The best fertilizer for most 
gardens is thoroughly rotted barnyard manure, 
after it has been composted. If stable manure is 
used directly from the yard, it should be hauled on- 
to the ground just before plowing. Limestone soil 
will generally furnish enough phosphoric acid, and 
wood ashes will furnish potash, while beans and 
peas will increase rather than decrease the nitro- 
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