Preparation of Soils 



The numbers at the beginning of each of the 



following paragraphs are numbers referred to 

 in the text. 



No. 1 



Leaf Mould. Gather leaves in the fall and 

 place them in a damp place. When a year 

 old, turn them over; do this again at the end 

 of the second year. The material is now 

 ready for use. It contains lye and nitrogen. 



No 2 



Compost. Save all grass clippings, weeds, etc. 

 In mid-summer turn them over. The material 

 will be ready to use at the end of the year. 



No. 3 



Rotten sod. Take a load of sod, lay grass side 

 down, soil up, pile one piece on another. 

 Keep this one year. At the end of this time 

 cut it down with a spade into squares and 

 make a new pile. Do this three times and 

 at the end of the second year it will be ready 

 to use. 



