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PRACTICAL GARDENING.
Iillage" Discussed by Miss Emms
Exley at New Century Club.

Miss Emma Exloy, graduate of ~.
school Of Horticulture for Women, at
Amber, Pa, on Wednesday afternoon
lcctured M the New Century Club on
Iillagc,' being the second in serios ~
lectures on practical gardening
~ 70 The size ~ lot Or garden that
woman might cultivate hersclf by tho use
ot hand implements, Miss Exlcv suggested
dimensions Of 30 feet square II The garden
cr had not much time or lOO feet b. IDn
icei u time was plontv IIllagc. 10 wls ce-
planned, - ono Of tho most important
operations for crops and must ~ perform
ed before tho seeds src planted Cuitiva
ton comes afterwafd Tho sol must ~
broken up beforehand m order that th.
roots may penetrate; 10 attain oil rli.
ture and to insure good Drainage iu-
increasing also the warmth of tho .oii
fourth good result of tillagc is thc lcffrg
oi air INTO the soil and consequent utrY.
ducti0n Of valuable bacteria Thor
oughncss Of tlllage Is a great thing 1rJ
nothing responds more quickly ~ moro
satldactorily than plants
As to the time, wc may do % n 'hc
autumn, by which We shall gain time OVER
spring tillage Tho manure should fe
spread and plOwcd in and thus having
chance ~ decay over tho winter. the spil b.
enriched by that much moro plant fyod
Moisture accumulatcs ~ tho broken
up earth, wind and ram get nnorc chanc~
at IT., while the larv;r ~ insccts exposcd
/ over the winter are moro likely % perigl
| than If left undisturbod
Flowing may begin as early AZ Au-
! gust or be done ~ late as carly Novnnber
| II done IN August q grorn crop shorld b.
4 turned in Care should ho nerd NOT =,
/ turn up too much sIb-aoH, depth ~
| tcn inches ig enough from four ~ -tr
/ inches being the average n f1ll plpwIrr
/ Is preferred The narrowing may 30 lof'
/ until spring, y spring plowiDg Iv preferred
| the manure must be- freshly rrra5 am
| plowcd IN AZ once. the narrowing follow
| IrV directly.
The order n tillage adviscd ~ N,s-
kxey ls first with the pillow fhrn a drag
TIN IN saTne direction as rl0w follow
With tho harrow 10 anc direction .s
drag; then The drag N opposite direction
use disk harrow and hen Nieckrr har~0v
| such lhc zvstcn ~ u-e ~ fho Fcunv,
vanla state College ~ Coilog~vile Nft
2 small hand plow ~ ,tiItivat0r dfFerort
kinds of hoe and hand rake garirn- ana
small lots mav ie titled hy and
For cultivation, which iollows filapr
and planting. thcrn y ~ hard and fl-'
rule Judgment must - I-ed ilsrr
experience rnrncs in. ln gcnaraI c1iltivnsr
az least once q work. cbut better
! every dav II poaSIhle. Tickle tnr -rti ~. t
dav 70 keep woods down t1r nothing
grows like them
Then Won will rarely 1eed artificial
watering and tho plants viii grow rett,r
These, like children, must rr wairhed
individually and individual ncrdq attend
ed to-
Cultivate az close n the Vegetable AZ is
safe Every plant that is injured, s
prev to disease With hand tools tho gar
dencr ran get safely close ~ the plants
No garden i complete without 7padlng
fork. For q horse clIltIvator, the rJw +
should be - Or 30 inches apart; , inche 4
apart for he hand ciIitivator. Another
factor tn be considered IS the aIze oi thf
cultivatur foot.