The Republican journal., 1881-04-07

unbaked bricks, which atterward gives a
large amount OF additional labor to suf-
ticiently pulyeriZe it and render it suita-
Die for Seedsowing and for setting ont
Young plants. 1t should not. therefore.
be commenced until the sun and drying
winds have evaporated all excess of water.
Spading with a spade is now seldom done
by tirSt-ClaSS gardeners, the fiat-tined
spading fork being used in preference.
as the soil can be more thoroughly and
better pulyeTized with it than with a
spade Ii IS also a far better implement
for spading among fruit trees. shrubs.
and hardy plants in the flower garden,
is Il does not cut and destroy the surface
roots.
Preparing the soil for the kitchen gar
den is the first work to be done. as many
vegetable seeds 10 not vegetate freely if
~own when the ground is too warm. The
iirSt operation Is the spreading OF the ma
nure, horse manure being the best for
general purposes. If hog, sheep, OF chick
-u manure lS 10 be used, il should be first
prepared by mixing it with plenty OF good
IrY S5i., and breaking down and pulver-
ing all humps. This will enable it to be
morc evenly and easily spread. for If LETT
4 d ,umpE state one plant Is liable to
nave Too mltl manure While another
may NOT have any. OF at any rate less
Jldn It's share. Horse or stable-yard
manure should have all the long straw.
corn stalks. OF otlltF ruoplsr Wen snaken
0ll II II. II s hOl necessary lor Ordinary
-aIdr0 purposes that the manure should
.e i0,-ra- IL may be applledqulte lreSn,
A.t rsS Vl ID peln7 ustd thdn Wnen rot
+e!- -s il Is nuth stronger Manure
~-la-& always De IeII evenly spread
,-a .ll sLllIl quantities al Il tIlHe' as Nheh
i'9t4 to the dclioh q lhe sun ana me
---. All M "-h4S Oh MaTth ana AplH'
-e portion ol us ntItp9lA u eN apo
t-rd eng :" wasted. ne Spadlh9 lofh'
-rA ustU lI di-7ih- QnoccQpltu soil
-.o-.-l always H inserted hedTl\ peTpell-
70 lhe dtptl u tl9nl or nlhe lh-
rs- y-e s.te9 not utlh- more than NNe
~N .utheS NlIe II huch "ldel the sou
t.-0l 9v SlI'c-eA'l| plINeIL|eu' ana II
" lolA Is h0t inserted 10 Sufllclent
-vi'-- --e l'"te ol IIe Young pant Will
Ir-r+r'tlt GttN enough lofn"ole lHth
." -,-S-''L'i ,tAl 'liol-A.'
FIJI ogrI"tloI n NIeAt4IhS, or dI99lhS
1"" " iHoLt 9Pdqts uetP' Is gen
l-E wrongly pelloihed' as the bottom
.s "Iol-Ht lo me surface ana tht TOP
-.a- 9aLleu oe-oN' III such cases tne SOL
.'u-A- L" Iht surface Is almost always
ana vi Il H'Hl-iI AutoIe' lotdiIH Nh-
led l9F young plant He ne proper
Wy " oolh? IL Is Y open a trehch Two Oh
ore Ieel Wlle ana q space deep throw
u lAt TOP solI lo one slde' lnen spread
'Ae manure -n tne bottom q tne tltncl1,
aA, space u ihto lle bottom SOIL On tll>
--i"" tAc top 9ol! OF the next trench m
yAIat-A- WIN II some manure. ana SO
ID, .Ifncl dlltI trencn. uhtll the plot IS
-4Sued' h.lln@ up the last trench with
.-e lVp son taken lfon the llrst tltnch.
Ia sYdulH- among iFuit tftto vf snTubs,
..e l9'k SAoulQ pt Aluch more lhciined IN
I'D" Ad!ld' dld Only lnlh layers Of SOIL
..iieQ over, Tor II thrust deeper the roots
.tAl me surface VIII be broken ana de
-lotei, to tnc great INJURY OF lhe tree.
Ire> ana SuruoS require very Httle ma
--fe al any one time, Only needing as
A"rA as VIII prevent the exhaustion OF
.4r aoll by their bearng trult, and this
7."es not require " be deeply dug IN.
lower Dtus shou-d not be Spaded until
@.- the plants nave mace tnelI appearance
above ground, 1or II done TOO soon they
arg Aabie to oe injured Dy the fork OF
spade Iney do not need much manure
as q general T0Le.
1t Is q very common practlce 1or men
"AH are EN- mPIoyed 10 WoIk ID gardens,
ecjdl-I "nen spadlne among groups OF