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Other advantages are distribution of labor, better use of irrigation 
water, less disease risk, encourages the keeping of livestock, con- 
trols weeds and helps to minimize risk of hail, insects and low 
markets, Where available, a liberal coating of manure should be 
given the ground. This should be thoroughly decomposed so that 
its plant food soon becomes available and many weed seeds killed. 
The use of fresh, rank manure is especially undesirable when 
growing such crops as onion and parsnip, as this is liable to result 
in soft bulbs, scallions and branched or misshapen roots. 
TILLAGE Remove all refuse of previous crops as early as pos- 
sible in the fall. Spread the composted manure 
evenly and disc in before plowing. Fall plowing enables the gar- 
dener to be forehanded with his work, renders the land earlier in 
the spring and improves the physical character of the soil. Freez- 
ing during the winter slacks the lumps, making it easy to have a 
finely pulverized, mellow, deep seed bed. In irrigated countries, 
fall and winter irrigation is desirable. 
One of our many labor saving gadgets. The wheels on long legs are spread out 
allowing the trough to lower within 3 feet of the ground. Dry seed from the 
trays is dumped into the trough, then by turning the crank this is elevated and be- 
comes a sacking bin as shown. Note tag in each tray marking variety and lot 
number. Cantaloupe seed in trays and sacker. 
PREPARATION The good gardener tills better and man- 
ages his land in such a manner as to pre- 
vent, rather than eradicate weeds. Disc the land thoroughly as 
early in the spring as it can be worked after which the entire sur- 
face should be made fine and level with a smoothing harrow. 
In the Rocky Ford district, the land is leveled by means of 
long narrow floats. These floats thoroughly pulverize the small 
clods in addition to picking up the soil on the high places and de- 
positing on the low places, permitting better drill operation and 
easier irrigation. The more the ground is worked over before sow- 
ing or planting the cleaner and better it will be. Care must be 
given never to work the ground when too wet or it will pack. 
There is no infallible rule 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER qetcea ining wai nter 
tilizer to apply. The grower must study his conditions and judge 
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