A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



below the surface and half an inch apart, 

 patting down the top very firmly. This may 

 all seem a great deal of trouble, but sweet 

 peas positively will not flourish in poorly 

 prepared beds. A really good galvanized 

 trellis, ten feet long, with stakes at the end 

 and in the middle, can be bought for 75 

 cents; or straight, medium thin cedar poles 

 and chicken wire can be utilized. 



Peonies, shrubs, and all established plants 

 must be dug round and fertilized before the 

 15th of the month. 



THE BARN 



With the first days of April the grass com- 

 mences to spring, and it will benefit the cow 

 to get out into the pasture from nine in the 

 morning until three in the afternoon ; but not 

 until the 15th of the month is it wise to com- 

 mence cutting down stall rations. From that 

 date noon feed can be omitted, and night and 

 morning gradually decreased, until by the 1st 

 of May she depends entirely on the pasture. 

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