. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 110 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING the ground is packed by the fall of water. When plants are watered by hand it is better to pour the water on the soil in such a way as to cause it to enter immediately, rather th^n to sprinkle it over the surface and pack the particles together. After-treatment.—In any system of irrigation it is ad- visable to follow up the watering with the proper kind of tillage. If this is not done much of the advanta
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 110 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING the ground is packed by the fall of water. When plants are watered by hand it is better to pour the water on the soil in such a way as to cause it to enter immediately, rather th^n to sprinkle it over the surface and pack the particles together. After-treatment.—In any system of irrigation it is ad- visable to follow up the watering with the proper kind of tillage. If this is not done much of the advantage gained from irrigation is lost by the rapid evaporation following the work. If a soil mulch is quickly established by the use of small-shovelled cultivators or similar implements, the evapora-. 62.—Here the irrigation water is conduoted to the edge of the garden in a wooden trough or flume. It is then conducted along shallow furrows between the rows oiE plants. (U. S. D. A.) tion of water is greatly checked. In a small garden a common garden rake serves this purpose well. Liquid Manure.—A favorite form of irrigation long prac- ticed by gardeners is to apply liquid manure during dry weather. Some gardeners provide a large tank in which a load of stable manure is soaked in several barrels of water. Any boy can install the same plan for his home or school garden by the use of a tub or barrel of water with a few forks of stable manure in it. This liquid manure is very stimulat- ing in its effects upon plant growth. It is rich in nitrogen and may be used when leaf growth of any form is most 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 Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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