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Show GARDEN FOR THE DRY FARM Shallow Plowing Causes Plants to wilt Early Irrigation Encourages Encour-ages 8urface Rooting. Tho bcBt way to fix tho garden Is to plow In bands about five or six feet wldo and pln.il tho rows of stuff In tho dead furrows. This gives tho rows all tho drainage from flvo or six foot of space. Spread old black corral dirt or dust from tho chicken houses In tho dead furrows, nnd then plow up and down whero tho row Is to bo until you havo a good deep seed bed. i'our plants wilted badly lartt year tho plowing waB too shallow. If you water by hand, don't do it until you havo to. Early watering encourages surmco rooting and this also causes them to wilt as soon oa iho hot weather commences. Novor plant a garden on tho south sldo of trees or brush; the plants will burn ovory time IlcsUbs, hnvlng tho rows flvo or six foot apart give tho plants In th. row twice bb much room as you did back East. Rhubarb and asparagus, which como from tho root overy year, should ho Ir. ovory garden. You can grow those by tho aero If tho land Js rich enough. All small fruits can bo raised. But Btrawberrles aro somo trouble Thoy must bo given plenty of room two foot in tho row nnd all tho runners cut off. After fruiting, run tho mower ovor thorn nnd much lightly with fine manure Ashes spread lightly on thfl Biirraco will help to keep away cut worms. Tobacco wator nlso ls good, especially with a little saltpeter In It, Cucumbors nnd other vines nro economically eco-nomically watered by Blnklng tona'j or other canB closo to tho roots. A few holes In tho bottom or tho can allows tho water to aeop out gradually gradu-ally and sublrrJgntcs tho hills. Plan anything In tho garden you havo a mind to( but shado tho lettuce when hot weather commence!. Tho best dry rami lawn Is made from alfalfa. Plow or Bpado about a foot deep. Mix In tho top six Inches a Httlo finely powdorcd black corral dirt and plant ho nKaira pretty thick; mow as soon ns It is rour inchos high, with a lawn mowor. By keoplrtg It mowed closo to tho ground it will mnko a beautiful dark green mat as handsomo nB any city lawn. |