. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 2,2 VEGETABLE GARDENING currence is to plow land and let it lie for many da3^s without harrowing-. Except for fall plowing no greater mistake can be made, for during the interval between plowing and harrowing an enormous amount of soil moisture escapes and thorough pulverization of the soil when dried is almost impossible. No more land should be plowed than can be harrowed at least once the same day. 69. Dragging.—Figure I shows a homemade device known in diiTerent sections as a plank drag, float, planker, clod crusher or
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 2,2 VEGETABLE GARDENING currence is to plow land and let it lie for many da3^s without harrowing-. Except for fall plowing no greater mistake can be made, for during the interval between plowing and harrowing an enormous amount of soil moisture escapes and thorough pulverization of the soil when dried is almost impossible. No more land should be plowed than can be harrowed at least once the same day. 69. Dragging.—Figure I shows a homemade device known in diiTerent sections as a plank drag, float, planker, clod crusher or slicker. It is valuable both as a pulver-. FIG. I. PLANK DRAG izer and a leveler. Drags differ greatly in size and style of construction. A\'hatever the form of construction the principles involved are the same. The drag is not so essential if the Meeker smoothing harrow is available, but in the absence of this tool it cannot be dispensed with. It is especiallv valuable in preparing a very fine, smooth surface for small seeds or delicate plants. 70. Soil preparation.—Inexperienced gardeners are often undecided as to the best order for tillage operations after plowing. Suppose that a heavy sod has been plowed and that the soil is a clay loam, what tools should be. 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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