SOWING AND PLANTING 



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They can be made on rainy days, or through the 

 winter when the gardener is usually not very busy. 

 Each mat should be 6 x 6^ feet in size, so that it will 

 cover two sash in width, and allow the extra half-foot 

 to lap over the ends of the sash at top and bottom. 



Marking the Ground Outdoors. — Many grow- 

 ers plant with a line stretched across the patch and 

 moved into place for the next row ; this insures ab- 

 solutely straight rows (for which I have a great 

 liking), but is not well adapted to large fields. In 

 very small gardens a long, straight board can be 

 laid down, and the planting done 



several styles of home-made 

 markers, one pulled by horse power, and another 

 kind drawn (backward) by hand (see illustration on 

 this page). By making a few changes, these markers 

 are easily adjusted to any width of row desired. 



If deep markings are wanted — that is, if a man 

 wants furrows instead of mere guide marks — a one- 



along its edge. On large areas, 

 however, it is very convenient 

 and time-saving to mark out the 

 entire field in advance of plant- 

 ing. For this purpose there are 



HOME-MADE ONE-HORSE 

 MARKER 



HOME-MADE MARKER WITH 

 SEVEN ADJUSTABLE SLEDS 



horse plow, or a culti- 

 vator rigged as a fur- 

 rower, can be used by fol- 

 lowing the shallow marks 

 previously made by a 

 marker. Or a three or 

 four row horse furrower 

 can be made at home, sim- 

 ilar to the one pictured 

 on the next page. 



It requires a steady 



