THE 34 



GARDEN YARD "** 



termine whether it is sandy or clayey, dry or 

 moist, light or heavy, well drained or wet; 

 whether it is warm and live, or cold and dead. 

 You will then learn what sort of cultivation is 

 best for your particular plot of ground. 



Because in your neighbor's garden a certain 

 treatment has been successful, is not saying 

 that it will give the same results in yours, un- 

 less aU the conditions are the same. For 

 instance, his light, sandy loam needs little 

 cultivation, and your soil may be hard and 

 clayey. In that case you would have to make 

 up the difference by careful work. 



There are "gardeners" who think it is suffi- 

 cient barely to break up the ground, add a little 

 manure or other fertilizer, and scatter seeds. 

 That they get any sort of results only shows 

 how willing Nature is to give a return on the 

 slightest labor. But Nature is wise as weU as 

 willing, and therefore gives lavishly to him 

 only, who, by intelligent labor, deserves the 

 best returns. 



Therefore, learn the needs of your soil and 

 supply them, and you will have no cause to 

 complain of the niggardliness of Mother Nature 

 to those of her children who feed at her bosom. 



Plants often die for lack of moisture in the 

 soil, and this condition cannot be satisfactorily 



