CONTENTS 



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Selecting the ground for next year's garden 

 Trimming the orchard Tending to small fruits 

 Pruning grapes Covering strawberry beds The 

 asparagus bed Rhubarb for cellar forcing Storing 

 celery and other vegetables Preparing potting mould 39 



CHAPTER IV 

 DECEMBER 



The cow stable Home-made improvements Winter 

 feeding The care of milk and utensils Churning 



The horse as a Christmas present How I learned 

 to hitch up Choosing a family horse Feed, sta- 

 bling, and grooming Rabbits Making the hutches, 

 breeding, and feed Correct way to handle Caring 

 for the little ones Mushrooms in a cellar Compost 



for beds Hints for salads ...... 59 



CHAPTER V 

 JANUARY 



The honey-bee Purchasing a colony and hive Swarm- 

 ing Smoking The government of the hive The 

 age of bees The queen, mother of the hive The 

 nuptial flight Wintering bees The poultry-yard; 

 making up breeding flocks Alternating males 

 Chemical analysis of the egg Balanced rations 

 Guinea-fowls ; their market value Housing and feed- 

 ingFinding a nest Setting the eggs under com- 

 mon hens Special brood coops A lost baby 

 Feeding the little ones How to cook ... 87 



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