LOCATION FOE THE MARKET GARDEN 5 



supply of horse manure which is most important in market 

 gardening. 



5. Water. A market garden is not completely equipped 

 unless it has an abundant supply of water for irrigating 

 the crops and for the preparation of the vegetables for 

 market. The gardener should not depend upon the rain- 

 fall for the success of his garden. It is essential that water 

 be available for irrigation whenever the conditions demand 

 it. Practically every kind of vegetable is washed when 

 being prepared for market and a good supply of pure water 

 is necessary for this work. 



6. Preparation of the Soil. After the manure has been 

 applied, the ground should be well ploughed. Four to six 

 inches is sufficient depth for ploughing in most cases; too 

 deep ploughing is not advisable because new soil is brought 

 to the surface which will take a number of seasons to come 

 to a proper condition for the growing of vegetables. Fol- 

 lowing the ploughing, the soil should be thoroughly disced. 

 A double cut-a-way disc harrow is the best tool to break 

 up lumps and with which to get the soil into its best con- 

 dition for the planting of garden crops. The discing should 

 be followed by an application of a high grade chemical fer- 

 tilizer which should be mixed with the top soil by the use 

 of a peg tooth smoothing harrow or by the use of a Meeker 

 disc smoothing harrow. 



When the soil is of an usually poor quality or is somewhat 

 heavy and lumpy, it is advisable to follow the first discing 

 with the plough. It may be necessary to plough the ground 

 three times to get it into proper condition for such a crop 

 as lettuce. The first and last ploughings may be shallower 

 than the second ploughing when three ploughings are made. 



7. Cultivation. The vegetable garden must have fre- 

 quent and thorough, but shallow, cultivation. Most vege- 



