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them will go into perfecting the fruit and seeds left, 

 and add greatly to the fine appearance, flavor and quality 

 of the edible portion. 



Radishes. Sow the early kinds for a succession, and 

 toward the end of the month the winter sorts may be 

 put in. 



Raspberries. Pinch back the canes to two and one- 

 half feet, the same way as given for blackberries. 



Squashes. Keep the ground well stirred, and use to- 

 bacco dust freely for bugs and beetles. Cover the joints 

 with fresh soil, and apply the kerosene emulsion for 

 the vine -borer. 



AUGUST 



Beets. A last sowing of the early table sorts may be 

 made for a succession. 



Cabbage. Harvest the early crop, and give good culti- 

 vation to the main crop. Keep down the bugs and worms. 



Celery. The latest crop may yet be set. Earlier set 

 plants should be handled as they attain sufficient size. 

 Common drain tiles are excellent for blanching if one has 

 them, and must be put on when the plants are about half 

 grown. Hoe frequently to keep the plants growing. 



Onions. Harvest as soon as the bulbs are well formed. 

 Let them lie on the ground until cured, then draw to the 

 barn floor or some other airy place and spread thinly. 

 Market when you can get a good price, and the sooner the 

 better. 



Tomatoes may be hastened in coloring by being picked 

 just as they begin to color and placed in single layers in a 

 coldframe or hotbed, where they can be covered with sash. 



SEPTEMBER 



In many parts of the North it is not too late to sow rye, 

 or peas, or corn, to afford winter protection for orchards. 

 As a rule, very late fall plowing for orchards is not ad- 

 visable. Now is a good time to trim up the fence -rows 

 and to burn the brush piles, in order to destroy the breed- 

 ing places of rabbits, insects and weeds. Cuttings of 

 gooseberries and currants may be taken. Use only the 

 wood of the current year's growth, making the cuttings 

 about a foot long. Strip off the leaves, if they have not 



