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NOTE TO THE PPVER AND WWER The tables have been left as a replica of the original because there is no way to ensure a clear reading if the size is reduced.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

The

Vegetable Garden

WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT

Reprinted from "The Farmer's Cyclopedia"

GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1917

Copyright, 1912, by

AGRICULTURAL SERVICE COMPANY WASHINGTON, D. C.

All rights reserved

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE Its Importance 3

Location 5

Plan and Arrangement 5

Fertilizers 7

Preparation of the Soil 9

Time of Planting 10

Selection of Seed 10

Sowing and Planting 11

Tools 15

Mulching 15

Irrigation 18

Thinning 19

Transplanting 19

Setting in the Open Ground 20

Protection of Plants 21

Harvesting, Packing and Shipping 22

Canning Vegetables on the Farm 23