A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



Scotch curly greens should be sown now for 

 early spring use. 



The onion tops, if still green, should be 

 bent over to the ground. It is quickly ac- 

 complished by walking along the rows and 

 striking down the tops with the back of a 

 hoe. The turning over stops growth and 

 hastens ripening. When the tops are yellow 

 and dried-looking, dig up the bulbs on a 

 dry day and leave them in the full sun for 

 two days ; then store in shallow boxes, or on 

 shelves in a dry, cool outhouse, until frost; 

 when they must be covered with a heavy 

 layer of straw or moved to a warm cellar. 



Two or three frames will be found very 

 useful for drying fruit and vegetables. Ours 

 are six feet long, three feet wide, covered 

 with one-inch wire netting; and we stand 

 them between two trestles when in use. 



If you slip paper grocery bags over the 

 bunches of grapes, tying the top of the bag 

 together with a piece of string round the 

 stalk, the flavor will be much improved 



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