A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDEXIXG 



Before plowing some system of manuring 

 should be decided on, as Vviiatever fertilizer 

 is used should be worked well into the soil, 

 and this the plow can do most effectively. 

 Barn-yard manure, if old and well rotted, is 

 better than anything else I have any knowl- 

 edge of for all kinds of vegetables, but un- 

 fortunately it is seldom obtainable hv those 

 who- do not live in the country. There are 

 many commercial fertilizers on the market, 

 but not all kinds of them are adapted to all 

 kinds of soil. In order to secure the best 

 results it is advisable that the amateur gar- 

 dener should consult some dealer in these 

 fertilizers in his immediate vicinity, or some 

 one who has had personal experience in their 

 use, with a view to making sure that he is 

 getting just the kind best adapted to the soil 

 in his garden. It is absolutely necessarj^ that 

 he should do this, in fact, for if he bu3^s at 

 random he runs the risk of getting something 

 that will fail to answer his purpose. 



While it is alwaj^s advisable to apph^ 

 whatever fertilizer is used before plowing, 

 commercial fertilizers can be applied later 

 with good effect; but it will be necessary to 

 apply them in such a manner that they do 

 not come directly into contact with the seed, 

 as many of them are so strong that they kill it. 



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