VEGETABLE GARDENING 
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tilled with horse drawn implements. If properly planned 
and cultivated, a small garden on a town lot will pro¬ 
duce all the vegetables that a family can use. 
Fertilizing the Garden.—The best way to fertilize 
the garden is by scattering a coat of barnyard manure 
over the surface at the rate of eight to ten tons an 
acre. Scatter in the fall and plow it under. Especially 
is this treatment used when applying fresh barnyard 
manure. A winter cover crop may be planted on the 
land after other crops are harvested and turned under 
as green manure. 
Fig. 133.—Cowpeas as a cover crop. 
Preparing the Seed Bed.—In the spring when 
preparation of the seed bed is begun, the land should 
be well broken. Then the next thing to do is to plow 
the soil deep or spade it well, using a spade or garden 
fork. If the land is cloddy after breaking, the clods 
should be crushed with a roller or plank drag, after 
which it should be harrowed several times with a section 
or A-harrow. This will put the seed bed in fine shape 
to receive the seed or plants. 
Selecting Varieties.—In selecting varieties of plants 
for the home garden, the likes and dislikes of the entire 
