What a lot of iobs arc done wrong,— certainly not so correctly as they might and should be it we 
oniy give a few Sites’ consideratfon and say Let us look first if th s is 1^- 
to attain the obicct in view, what is wanted and what to avoid. Jack will say, Ive a ways 
seen it done so and so.” Well, Jack’s way will probably answer, and may or may not be good, but 
in these days we must adopt the best and most reasonable mode, all things considered. The 
following illustrations and oiir remarks will show and explain how a piece of ground should he dug, 
how things should be planted, and how treated after planting. How strange so important a matter 
M digging and pulverising ground is that no one, so far as our experience goes, has ever dealt with 
2. Sr prop^erly, or w"hat we should say, carried out the work to the fullest extent for ^e bes 
There are plenty of ploughing matches, but no digging matches-and why not? Here a '‘“Ic item 
about workmen; without liardly a single e.xception they will shun the work, when it should be 
to them a pleasure; they never try to adopt or think how would be the best 
common-sense way to do it well, but plod on in an unthinking manner. It is of little tonscqucnce 
where aud how tlm ground is situated, it will behest to dig half up, and the other half down shown. 
Sunnosing it is a bit of grouml with ordinary paths which is required to be turned up to look well 
and grow a good crop, b'irat see that the ground is level, if not, take a forkful of the soil ouf here 
and there from the highest points, and throw into the lower parts until sufiicient is moved so that all 
will be level when finished, for unlevel ground looks extremely unskilful ; then wheel on the manure, 
rpLditlveU anrregular’ly. that is to%ay, evenly everywhere, just as 
elsewhere generally a lot is left where first put, and the crop grows uneven and looks bad— i eople 
wonder the mison.^'I'liis done, peel or skim off the paths all round sufficiently deep to get below 
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the hearts of the weeds, throw this on the ground to ^ , aftCT tins, ^ 
of ground. This done, clear oft all weeds (see f ’ ^os^^l and 2).^“ 
a trench is clean, and also where sUoufficrof the tool, and his thumb through 
the fork is being thrust into the soil with b'® '*®®‘ “ over the fork or spado, which must be 
the cot of the handle, so that b® bas a firm ho d^^^ ^ prongs; no rolling 
ovL‘ ;‘h'e S Udn ^ tHe be^st Li quickest, this lifted clean up rarely requires much 
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