DECEMBER — TAKING STOCK 



This is a good month to look over your accounts for the 

 year. Add up the expense items and income items, and see 

 what you have gained during the year. 



Think over plans for improving your work next season. 

 Look over your yard and see where flowers or shrubs 

 might be planted. If you have space for blackberries, 

 raspberries, gooseberries, currants, or grapes, read up on 

 these fruits. Perhaps you would like to start some of them 

 in the spring. A cherry tree, peach tree, or plum tree can 

 easily be grown if you have room for it. 



See that the mulch does not blow off your berries, bulbs, 

 or other plants. Examine your tools and see if they are 

 free from rust. 



Fasten a feeding shelf for birds in a tree, and provide the 

 birds with food when the snow is on the ground. 



December is a good month for experiments with soils and 

 plants. 



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