A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



them into the house as soon as the sun goes 

 down, repeat the washing and hang during 

 midsun hours for perhaps a week, by which 

 time the feathers will be fit for pillows. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Succession crops commence with this 

 month. The turning of the soil and sub- 

 sequent cultivation of all planted crops can 

 be accomplished more thoroughly and in 

 much less time if a hand plough is used. 

 They are made with adjustable handles and 

 a full complement of attachments for culti- 

 vating, hoeing, raking, planting, and seed- 

 ing. The entire outfit will cost about $12, 

 but can be reduced by dispensing with 

 individual attachments until the handle, 

 wheels, and plough only remain, which cost 

 in the neighborhood of $3. We dispensed 

 with the "seeder," which is the most ex- 

 pensive attachment. The other implements 

 complete cost us $9, and for five years have 



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