HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 
IQ14 
335 
growing plants spread very rapidly; corn, 
for instance, in the course of only ten or 
fifteen days, will, in favorable weather, 
have sent out roots long enough to touch 
each other when the hills are planted three 
and a half or four feet apart. 
Hand Weeding — In soils which are 
fairly free from weeds, and even where 
cultivation is kept up constantly, some 
hand weeding will be necessary to keep 
the plants clean in the rows. Get this done 
at once. If you attend to it as soon as the 
weeds can be seen, they can be taken out 
very rapidly with a small hand weeder. 
Also take the following hints: Do this 
work while the ground is soft, as soon 
after a rain as possible; do not merely pull 
out the weeds, but break up every square 
inch of soil suaface, thus killing at the 
start the weeds that have already sprouted 
but are not yet above ground. Just be¬ 
fore hand weeding, run over the rows with 
the wheelhoe and bring it up as close as 
possible to the plants, so that no more 
work than is necessary will have to be 
done by the fingers. 
Level Culture — It used to be the com¬ 
mon practice to hill up most row crops and 
was due largely to the fact that instru¬ 
ments suited to level cultivation had not 
yet been introduced. This has now to a 
very large extent been done away with, 
and for most crops cultivation is kept as 
level as possible, although especially dur¬ 
ing the latter part of the season of growth, 
it is desirable in some instances to work 
the soil up toward the plant, such as corn 
and potatoes, making a very low, fiat hill 
at the second or third hoeing, and in this 
way many small weeds are smothered out 
and an extra mulch is placed around the 
roots. In wet soils or very wet seasons, 
hilling is of benefit where it would not 
otherwise be to advantage. 
Irrigation 
I RRIGATION is of vital importance to 
the complete success of the garden. 
Without sufficient water to enable the 
plant roots to take up the plant food in the 
soil, dissolving it for them, the crops will 
fail no matter how rich the soil may have 
been made nor how good the seed used. 
Nothing that you can possibly do for the 
garden will provide such certain and good 
results as the installation of some sort of 
a system for watering or irrigating. 
If you have a city water supply, the 
problem is a very simple one. A three- 
quarter-inch or an inch pipe laid through 
the garden will not be expensive. If you 
want to you can use “second-hand” pipe, 
and if you desire you can do most of the 
work yourself with the use of a couple of 
pipe wrenches. If the garden is a small 
one, one hose connection will be enough. 
If you prefer, however, for convenience, 
you may have two or more at intervals of 
fifty feet, which will allow' you to cover 
the whole garden with a twenty-five-foot 
hose, along one side or through the center 
of it. As the pipe, which will not be 
wanted during the winter, can be discon- 
Note the easy action of a Corbin front door 
lock, requiring only a slight pressure on the key 
to retract the latch bolt. Note the ease with which the key is in¬ 
serted and withdrawn, without sticking or binding. Note the gen¬ 
eral strength and solidity; also the fact that when in use the face of the 
cylinder is the only part visible from the outside when the door is closed, and 
that the narrow, sinuous key way affords no chance for the use of picking 
tools. Then you will understand some of the reasons why Corbin locks are 
favorites with architects and house owners. 
Any dealer in Corbin hardware will show you our locks, or we will send 
you circulars on request. 
P. & F. Corbin 
The American Hardware Corporation Successor 
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT 
Chicago New York Philadelphia 
TEST IT 
Have all food compartments of ONE PIECE of genuine solid porcelain ware 
AN INCH OR MORE THICK with all ' edges and corners rounded WITHOUT 
JOINTS OR CRACKS. More carefully made than most fine china dishes; GUARANTEED AGAINST 
BREAKING or CRACKING. The sanitary permanence, utility and beauty; the ECONOMY IN TCE 
CONSUMPTION (due to the FIVE INCH THICK SOLIDLY INSULATED WALLS) recommend 
Made in many sizes 
Special ones to order 
Most efficient direct 
system of circulation 
them to those seeking the best. 
BEAVER REFRIGERATOR MFG. CO. Send for Catalogue. New Brighton, Pa. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
