THE SOIL 



berry baskets or flats, soil properly mixed 

 with manure is invaluable. The soil for seed 

 flats may be kept in the cellar, shed or tool 

 house, thawed out and made fine when needed. 



Wherever the compost heap is to be started, 

 the locaition must be well drained. Secure 

 sod on which clover has been grown, when- 

 ever possible, but any sod may do. Invert 

 the sod, grass side down, and build up about 

 six inches of sod, then six inches of well de- 

 cayed manure and again six inches of sod and 

 garden loam. With each application of 

 manure add a liberal amount of bone meal. 

 After the pile has reached a height of four 

 feet, cover it over with inverted sod and al- 

 low it to stand for two or three months, then 

 chop up the sod and mix the soil, sod and 

 manure. Turn the pile over at least three 

 times before using, and then you will be 

 sure to have mixed the fertilizers and soils 

 equally. 



Early in the spring is the best time to make 

 the compost, after the grass and clover have 



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