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Show SEED BED FOR THE GARDEN Preparation of the Soil Determines What the Success Will Be with Plants. With n view of preparing tho most suitable seed bed posslblo for our gar-don, gar-don, which Is too often neglected upon many farms, wo first went over it twice with n Bhnrp disk harrow, tho same day It was plowed to a depth of between be-tween six nnd Bovcn Inches. Ono duy's Bun wus allowed In which to dry off the surface of tho soli so that it would not pack under the horses' feet. Then a float was run over it several times, nnd again twlco disked, and again tho float until tho surface wns level nnd perfectly flue. This mnnner of working has glvon n flno loose seed bed tho depth of the plowing, which will retain moisture better, cnuso tho plunt food to bo available avail-able to tho plnnts, nnd will bo especially espe-cially fnvorablo to strong rapid gor-' gor-' mlnntlon of all gardon needs. By this method, sny3 tho Prnlrlo Farmer, tho plant requires tho least posslblo effort tijion tho part of tho young plants to scnu out roots nnu afford af-ford connection with tho soil. With this preparation wo enn reasonably expect ex-pect cultivation to bo moro effectively and quickly done than if tho under will wns full of largo clods. |