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washing or "leaching" away. But even this 

 does not tell all of the advantages of drainage. 

 It warms the soil and by making the ground 

 more porous allows the roots to go deeper 

 in search of their food and moisture. Thi^ in 

 turn enables plants to withstand drought and 

 hot weather better and makes returns more 

 sure. It also permits working the ground 

 earlier in the spring and after rains, because, 

 the more porous the soil, the quicker it absorbs 

 and stores moisture that comes in rain. 



There are germs in the soil which change the 

 nitrogen into nitrates, the form in which nitro- 

 gen becomes the real plant food, and drainage 

 favors the development of these germs. You 

 see how important good drainage is. 



Get the tools you need. You cannot afford 

 to be without implements if you are cultivating 

 intensively. That does not mean that you 

 must get all the advertised garden tools, or 

 even all that your neighbor has. Although a 

 tool may be the best of its kind, that is not 

 reason enough for buying it. You must have a 

 use for it on your plot. Get whatever you have 

 a use for, and get only the best. It pays in the 

 long run. 



A list of tools and costs is given in " Three 

 Acres," and in " A Little Land," so it is necessary 



