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quite as easy to cut and cover as in 

 plowing-. The spading fork with four 

 flat tines is better than a spade for dig- 

 ging-; it is lighter, penetrates hard soil 

 easier than a spade and is easier to 

 keep clean and bright. A g-ardener 

 who has had long experience in spad- 

 ing- describes the process as follows: 



"Strong shoes with good solid soles 

 should be worn when spading- or the 

 feet will become sore. 



"Start at one corner of the g-arden 

 with the back towards the ground to be 

 spaded. Shove the spade well into the 

 ground, using- the ball of the foot to 

 push the spade in. In solid ground, 

 especially in starting, several shoves 

 may be necessary to send the spade 

 well in. Lift out the spadeful of soil 

 and throw it from you across the hole, 

 turning it over as it is thrown out. 

 If lumpy, as it is apt to be, hit it with 

 the back of the spade. Move sideways 

 the width of the spade and repeat the 

 operation until the other side of the 

 garden is reached. Then step back and 

 work over to the starting side again, 

 but throwing the dirt this time for- 

 ward into the ditch made the first time 

 across. Take as large a spadeful as 

 may be sliced off quickly and easily." 



Raking: 



If spading is a knack, raking a 

 freshly dug garden is a fine art. By a 

 proper use of the rake lumps are 

 broken and the surface leveled. Of this 

 the expert quoted above says: 



"Level the ground and make the soil 

 fine with a hand rake. The use of a 

 rake offers opportunity to develop con- 

 siderable skill in moving dirt quickly 

 from high spots and filling in low places 

 in the operation of raking. 



**lt the garden is small and maxi- 

 mum results from the space are desired. 



