This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...to recognize at sight and to name any kind given you from unlabeled lots. What is meant by a seed? What are the conditions under which the life dormant within it becomes manifest? 4. For what chief reason other than keeping down weeds ought there to be frequent stirring of the surface layer of soil throughout the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...to recognize at sight and to name any kind given you from unlabeled lots. What is meant by a seed? What are the conditions under which the life dormant within it becomes manifest? 4. For what chief reason other than keeping down weeds ought there to be frequent stirring of the surface layer of soil throughout the growing season? Aside from the untidy appearance they give, what harm is there in allowing weeds to grow? What course, if followed consistently, will destroy the weeds of a garden during the growing season with the least outlay of time and strength? Under what condition of the soil is it more harmful than beneficial (ben-e-fish'al) to work it? Why is it well to plow (or spade) some gardens late in the fall? 5. About how long after planting may one expect ready for use (a) radish; (6) green peas; (c) string beans? How may a supply of radish and of beans be secured at intervals (or in succession)? What different course may be followed with peas and with corn? 6. On one side of your Fig. 47.--String beans. Ready for sheet of PaPer represent a household use, or for a lesson in garden plot 30 feet X 40 botany.. feet, using the scale inch = one foot. Represent on it (a) by the use of lines of suitable length and at correct distances apart, garden stuff sowed (or set) in rows; (b) by the use of circles at correct distances apart that which is planted (or set) in hills. By the use of figures on these lines, and within these circles, refer to a numbered list at one side of your sheet that names the kinds of stuff you would raise in your garden. 7. Name both advantages and disadvantages (a) from alternating rows of corn and of potatoes; (6) from having squash or pumpkin planted in among the corn. 8. Why is it undesirable to have trees, shrubs, or bushes in t...
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