MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 



In planning the garden, remember that there 

 should be some sort of safeguard against rabbits 

 and poultry. A tight board fence will accomplish 

 this and will also serve as a windbreak for the 

 tender vegetables. A wire fence of close mesh 

 will answer if it is put up carefully. 



To place the garden near a running stream may be 

 a convenience in watering, but be sure that this 

 is not a stream that overflows during the growing 

 season, or you may wake up some morning to find 

 your carefully planted garden flooded. 



Fresh vegetables from the home garden are not 

 subjected to exposure on the markets or in trans- 

 portation and are not liable to become infected in any 

 way. Many garden products lose their flavor if 

 not used within a few hours of gathering. 



Practically all of our vegetables consist of over 

 eighty per cent, water and some have almost ninety- 



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