. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Cornell Reading Courses PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY Beverly T. Galloway, Dean COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor Published and distributed in furtherance of the purposes provided for in the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 VOL. IV. No. 93 JULY 15, 1915 VEGETABLE GARDENING SERIES No. 4 SUM
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Cornell Reading Courses PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY Beverly T. Galloway, Dean COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor Published and distributed in furtherance of the purposes provided for in the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 VOL. IV. No. 93 JULY 15, 1915 VEGETABLE GARDENING SERIES No. 4 SUMMER CARE OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN Albert E. Wilkinson The gardener may make careful plans for his garden, select the best site, order the most viable seeds, plant or transplant at the proper time, and yet fail of success if he does not give proper care and attention to the plants during the growing season. This lesson discusses some of the details of. Fig. 157.— A garden in viidsutnmer. While this is a toivn garden it illustrates the fundamental principles, which are applicable in town and country alike. This garden was not made to be photographed, but it shows complete utilization of space, succession of crops, large variety, attractive arrangement, and good care. Note the line and the berry baskets where a row of tiny lettuce plants has just been set. Even in the couyitry a small garden like this one is better than a half acre gone wild summer management that are important in bringing the vegetables to a successful han^est. CULTIVATION Cultivation is the stirring of the surface soil so that weeds will be erad- icated and evaporation of water from the soil will be checked. This is the fundamental operation in a garden during the summer, for unless [1287]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
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