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there is not room for a team, the one-horse plow, 

 spring-tooth and spike-tooth cultivators, can do the 

 work in very small spaces. 



If however the breaking up of the garden must be 

 done by hand, have it done deeply — down to the sub- 

 soil, or as deep as the spading-fork will go. And 

 have it done thoroughly, every spadeful turned com- 

 pletely and every inch dug. It is hard work, but it 

 must not be slighted. 



PLOWING 



If the garden can be plowed in the fall, by all 

 means have it done. If it is in sod, it must be done 

 at that time if good results are to be secured the fol- 

 lowing season. In this latter case, plow a shallow 

 furrow four to six inches deep and turning flat, as 

 early as possible in the fall, turning under a coating 

 of horse manure, or dressing of lime, and then going 

 over it with a smoothing-harrow or the short blades 

 of the Acme, to fill in all crevices. The object of the 

 plowing is to get the sods rotted thoroughly before 

 the following spring; then apply manure and plow 

 deeply, six to twelve inches, according to the soil. 



Where the old garden is to be plowed up, if there 

 has not been time to get in one of the cover crops 

 suggested on page 51, plow as late as possible, and 

 in ridges. If the soil is light and sandy, fall plowing 

 will not be advisable. 



