. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... THE In garden culture, greater pains should betaken than in field culture, because the products there are required to be of superior quality, and it is desired to make the most of the land, to say nothing about the eye being gratified with its tidy appearance. It should be sheltered from cold winds, and have a south- ern or eastern aspect if possible ; also, a warm, dry soil for all early vegetables. Later products may be put on a colder soil. The deeper the ground is stirred, and enriched, the better. One foot is the least
. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... THE In garden culture, greater pains should betaken than in field culture, because the products there are required to be of superior quality, and it is desired to make the most of the land, to say nothing about the eye being gratified with its tidy appearance. It should be sheltered from cold winds, and have a south- ern or eastern aspect if possible ; also, a warm, dry soil for all early vegetables. Later products may be put on a colder soil. The deeper the ground is stirred, and enriched, the better. One foot is the least depth that a good gardener will be satisfied with, and if he can turn up and enrich the soil to eigliteen inches or two feet, so much the better. Indeed, with asparagus and some otiier products, the latter depth is absolutely necessary to produce a good crop. Soils. Stiff clays should generally be ke;)t in grass or the small grains, for, owing to their adhesiveness, they are so difficult of cultivation that they will not pay for working them at the present prices of labor. If properly managed and oc- casionally manured, their average yield of grass is good, and it does not run out as in most other soils. Loamy and sandy soils should be subject to a rota- tion of crojts. The ground should always be thoroughly and deeply pulverized. In a'ldi- tion to the use of the best common plows, this is best done with the suh soil plow, wiilch loosens 'he substratum without turning it up to the si 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 Allen, A. B. & Co. [from old catalog]. New-York
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