BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



There is an old saying which reads, " Weeds are 

 the farmer's best friends," which seems strange, does 

 it not? yet it is true as true can be, for if we did not 

 have the weeds to take out we would not stir the 



DOCK HAS A TAP ROOT AND DEEP DIGGING IS NECESSARY TO GET IT ALL OUT 



soil and close the chimneys as often as we ought, to 

 prevent the escape of sub-soil moisture. Every time 

 we weed we cultivate, so that is what the saying 

 means, weeds make us cultivate. 



When you thin your crops, whether flower or 

 vegetable, you must consider these plants as weeds 



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