. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. -A young orchard grown under the clean culture cover crop system on ratherlevel land. (Indiana Station.) Keeping the surface loose is probably the most importantfactor in successful tillage of garden and orchard soils (Fig. 208).It prevents crusting and baking and large clods are not loose soil on the top will serve as a mulch and prevent theescape of moisture
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. -A young orchard grown under the clean culture cover crop system on ratherlevel land. (Indiana Station.) Keeping the surface loose is probably the most importantfactor in successful tillage of garden and orchard soils (Fig. 208).It prevents crusting and baking and large clods are not loose soil on the top will serve as a mulch and prevent theescape of moisture by evaporation. Intertillage should be frequent, and in most cases it may berather shallow in the garden. It may be done by use of small-shovel cultivators which are very sharp at the points. The use ofwide shovels leaves the ground too much in ridges and allows it tobecome too dry. Keep the surface reasonably level and finely 300 LEGUMES AND FERTILIZERS crumbled. Rains tend to spoil this mulch and the cultivator isagain needed. For hand work the garden rake is good for intertillage. Wheel. Fig. 209.—Six-year-old trees grown under the sod mulch system of orchard management. (Indiana Station.) hoes are also useful in small gardens where a horse cultivatorcannot be used. The Sod-Mulch System of orchard management consists ofgrowing a permanent grass crop, as timothy or orchard grass, in
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