A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



field crops. Protection from the northeast 

 storms should be provided. Cedar or privet is 

 the ideal hedge for such purposes, but it takes 

 money and time; so, whilst it is developing, 

 resort to the serviceable brush hurdle fence. 



The fall ploughing should be deep, so as 

 to open the subsoil. This applies to farm 

 land, as well as to garden. It is also desir- 

 able to erect posts all around the ground, 

 because there is more time now than in the 

 spring, when a thousand things all clamor 

 for attention at once. Moreover, the ground 

 is in a better condition to dig and pack firmly 

 around the posts, than in the spring, when 

 perpetual alternation between frost and thaw 

 is to be expected. 



Orchard trees and small fruits may be 

 trimmed as advantageously now as in the 

 spring. Even the utterly inexperienced man 

 or boy can go through the orchard and cut 

 off sprouts or suckers around the trees, and 

 on the trunks and main branches. Pruning 

 needs practical knowledge; so the first year 



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