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develop their muscles and increase their size. They come 

 to maturity earlier, and yield more profit, when well 

 taken care of. In their case bad treatment is the worst 

 possible economy. They must have nutritious food and 

 enough of it, if any profit is to be derived from them. 



892. Among the wastes of the farm may be mentioned 

 the spaces along division walls, so often grown up with 

 bushes and entirely lost to cultivation, giving an unsightly 

 appearance to the lot, and forming a seed-bed for weeds. 

 Many a load of rich loam might be taken from these head 

 lands and spread upon the rest of the piece, to great 

 advantage. 



893. Some farmers make a practice of throwing the 

 small stones on the stubble lands into heaps upon the 

 grass, and letting them lie there to be mown over year 

 after year. In many cases they are not removed till the 

 land is ploughed up again. No man who manages in this 

 slovenly way deserves to succeed. 



894. A garden should be found on every, farm at a 

 convenient distance from the house. This is too often 

 neglected, though it pays a greater profit, if its produce 

 be estimated at its fair market value, than any other 

 portion of the farm. An abundance of vegetables, of 

 various kinds, both early and late, does much to keep 

 down the expenses of the table, and tends to promote the 

 health of the family. It costs little time, and that little 

 in the form of odd moments. 



895. A hot-bed is a convenient means of starting many 

 early vegetables, cither for market or for family use. It 

 may be made at a season of leisure, and costs but little. 



896. The loam to be used for this purpose, should, be 

 selected and thrown into a heap in September. The 

 construction of a frame may be deferred till winter. 



