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Show SEED BED FOR THE GARDEN Preparation of the Soil Determines What tho Success Will Be with Plants. With n view of preparing tho most 8ultablo Bccd bed posslblo for our gnr-don, gnr-don, which Is too often neglected uwn many farms, wo first went over It twice with n sharp disk harrow, tho same day It was plowed to n depth of between be-tween six and soven Inches. Ono day's sun was allowed In which to dry off tho surface of tho soli so that It would not pack tinder tho horses' feet. Then a llont was run over It Boveral times, and ngaln twlco disked, nnd again the float until tho Burfnco was level nnd perfectly fine. This mnnnor of working has glvon n flno loose seed bed tho depth of the plowing, which will rotnln moisture better, cntiso tho plunt food to bo available avail-able to tho plants, nnd will bo especially espe-cially fnvorablo to strong rapid gcr-' gcr-' mlnntlon of all garden seeds. By this method, says tho Prnlrlo Farmer, tho plant requires tho lenst posslblo effort upon tho part of tho young plants to send out roots nnd af ford connection with the soil. With this preparation wo can reasonably ox-pect ox-pect cultivation to bo moro effectively and quickly done than If tho under boll wns full of largo clods. |