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been in constant use from April to November. 

 Really, it seems one of the indispensables 

 for a home garden where women folks and 

 children take an active interest in the work. 



Early peas, lettuce, and radishes will all 

 be used by the 20th. Clear out the vines, 

 scatter fertilizer on the surface, and run the 

 hand plough up 

 and down the row 

 two or three times. 

 Rake, mark off 

 with line as be- 

 fore, and use for 

 the second sow- 

 ing of carrots in place of peas, peas where 

 the lettuce was, beans taking the place of 

 radishes. 



Stake the tomatoes and prune down the 

 branches slightly. Cucumbers, melons, and 

 squash planted last month will need pro- 

 tection from insects. Get some old barrel 

 hoops ; cut one in halves and tack on a whole 

 hoop, crossing the two halves in the centre, 



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