HOW AND WHAT TO GROW 
IN A KITCHEN CARDEN 
OF ONE ACRE. 
THE SECOND PRIZE ESSAY. 
BY MISS L. M. MOLL. 
To insure success in horticulture, the first requisite 
is a deep, rich, well-drained soil. For a garden, 
nothing can be more important than good drainage. 
Soil properly drained is warmer, dries faster, and can 
be worked earlier in the spring; it is easier to work 
in a wet season, and more open and moist in a dry 
season. Taking for granted, then, that the ground 
has perfect drainage, it should be plowed deeply in 
the fall, so as to allow the frost to penetrate and 
sweeten the soil. In addition to this, the frost will 
be out sooner in the spring, and the superfluous 
moisture drained off more quickly, thus leaving 
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