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. 1879 Excerpt: ...and wood ash should be conveyed to the spot, and after the holes have been made, a small quantitj' should be placed alongside of each, --in the line, --and this should be well mixed with the vegetable manure from the renovation pits, or the bottom of the heaps above referred to; care being taken to remove all sticks or ...
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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. 1879 Excerpt: ...and wood ash should be conveyed to the spot, and after the holes have been made, a small quantitj' should be placed alongside of each, --in the line, --and this should be well mixed with the vegetable manure from the renovation pits, or the bottom of the heaps above referred to; care being taken to remove all sticks or undecayed debris. Two days after the first shower filling should commence. The surface soil of the rows between the lines of holes should be drawn over the manure and then well mixed with the same, and each hole half filled with the mixture. This should be then firmly trodden down and more added until the surface is reached and then a large heap should be made on the top of each hole with all the best portions of the soil which was originally taken from it. In utilizing the soil in the rows, great care should be taken to prevent the cooly shelving in the sides of the hole, as in ordinary filling-in in virgin soil;--endeavour to leave a raised rim of undisturbed soil around each hole. If this simple precaution is neglected the soil in the hole being loose, and the surrounding land firm, and probably out of condition; in heavy rain, the whole wash of the surface soaks into the hole, and so saturates the prepared soil that it becomes a perfect swamp. Thousands of plants are rained in this manner yearly. The peg is now simply placed on the top of each little mound marking the hole, and the operation of filling is completed by levelling the surrounding space ti present the formation of puddles. As soon as the monsoon has commenced, and taking advantage of moderate weather, planting may begin. At the lower end of each bed of the Nursery a small trench is dug, from which the soil is well thrown back, and each plant is cut out with a small square ball ...
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