The Hall, Bolton 1854-1938 creator Nelson, N. O. (Nelson Oliver) 1844-1922 Collingwood, Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow) 1857-1927 Fraser, Samuel 1876-1959 text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Garden Yard: A Handbook of Intensive Farming" by Bolton Hall is a practical agricultural handbook written in the early 20th century. It explains how ordinary people can turn small plots, backyards, or suburban lots into productive, profitable garden farms through intensive cultivation. The focus is on practical methods—soil preparation, crop planning, seed selection, pest control, marketing, and co-operative selling—aimed at making a good living near towns and cities. The opening of this handbook sets a clear, down-to-earth tone: the preface promises plain advice for busy, non-scientific readers and urges learning by doing. An introduction by N. O. Nelson champions farm life, proposes colony purchases of land, and strongly advocates co-operation for buying, marketing, and credit. Early chapters then outline the core method: grow garden crops near markets; think first about market access; favor ownership over renting; keep buildings simple; and use brains more than brawn. The text explains soil and subsoil, moisture and mulch, humus and tilth; stresses fertility through green manures and legumes; advises on choosing a location with access to manure, water, and buyers; and covers seed quality, simple germination tests, and practical plant-breeding by selection. It summarizes plant needs (water, air, light, warmth, lime), the value of crop rotation, and the control of weeds, insects, and diseases, before showing how to restore soil with humus, even touching on lawn care. At the start of the working plan, it recommends a modest plot, fall plowing, testing for soil acidity, applying manure wisely, and planting in long rows for easy wheel-hoe cultivation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2025-10-11 Charlene Taylor, A Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: Philadelphia: David McKay, 1900 Vegetable gardening SB Philadelphia: David McKay, 1900 https://archive.org/details/gardenyardhandbo00hall/page/n9/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77032 https://archive.org/details/gardenyardhandbo00hall/page/n9/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77032 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134802.0 77032