. Money in the garden : a vegetable manual, prepared with a view to economy and profit . Vegetable gardening. OAEEOTS. 99 the seed. Our method is, to Fall-plough, and then give two ploughings and harrowings in the Spring. This will leave the ground in fine tilth. The ma- nure is spread broadcast on the surface before the last ploughing, and covered. Before harrowing the last time, the surface should be top-dressed with some special manure or compost, to insure a vigorous start for the j'oung Carrots. On heavy soil, it is best to make drills, or ridges, instead of sowing the seed on the flat. T
. Money in the garden : a vegetable manual, prepared with a view to economy and profit . Vegetable gardening. OAEEOTS. 99 the seed. Our method is, to Fall-plough, and then give two ploughings and harrowings in the Spring. This will leave the ground in fine tilth. The ma- nure is spread broadcast on the surface before the last ploughing, and covered. Before harrowing the last time, the surface should be top-dressed with some special manure or compost, to insure a vigorous start for the j'oung Carrots. On heavy soil, it is best to make drills, or ridges, instead of sowing the seed on the flat. This plan enables one to pass a Carrot horse-weeder between the rows early, without injuring the yomig and deli- cate plants as they are coming through the surface. These ridges are made with one horse and a small plough, commencing on one side of the field and throwing two furrows together, forming ridges, the tops of which should be five or six inches above the level of the surface, and from twenty-four to twenty- seven inches apart. This space is wide enough to admit a horse or mule in holbbook's eequlator sbed-drill. Sowing the Seed.—The tops of these ridges are then made fine l>y drawing a wooden rake or prong-. 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 Quinn, Patrick T. , 1838-. New York : Orange Judd
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