. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 68 VEGETABLE GARDENING market for applying fertilizers. Figure ii shows a single- row distributor, and Figure 12 a wheelbarrow style. Both of these are very useful in some lines of garden work. The McWhorton distributor (Figure 13) is one of the best types; it may be adjusted to apply from a few hundred pounds to two tons to the acre. A lime spreader is shown in Figure 14. While the various drills and machines are convenient and usually save labor, fertilizers may be sown satisfac- torily and at small expense by hand. Bag
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 68 VEGETABLE GARDENING market for applying fertilizers. Figure ii shows a single- row distributor, and Figure 12 a wheelbarrow style. Both of these are very useful in some lines of garden work. The McWhorton distributor (Figure 13) is one of the best types; it may be adjusted to apply from a few hundred pounds to two tons to the acre. A lime spreader is shown in Figure 14. While the various drills and machines are convenient and usually save labor, fertilizers may be sown satisfac- torily and at small expense by hand. Bags of 50, 75 or 100 pounds should be distributed at proper intervals over the field to secure the desired application to the FIG. 13. M WHORTON FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR The material may then be carried in a bucket or a bag, and sowed with the same movements of arm and hand as are used in broadcasting clover seed. A more even distribution is possible, however, with machines. 113. Purchasing fertilizers.—It usually pays to buy only high grade fertilizers for vegetable gardening. They should be bought, of course, on guarantee. Not only is it important to know the percentages of the various ele- ments, but the grower should know the sources. This in- formation is not always procurable, but it is exceedingly important. Intelligent plant feeding is not possible with-. 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 Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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