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young trees, clearing away the soil slightly and extend- 

 ing up beyond the first crotch. April lo, planted three 

 dozen hills each of corn and lima beans in the cold 

 frame ; set out one quart white onion sets, sticking a 

 parsnip seed or two in each. April 26, hoed cabbage ; 

 found worms working on it and sprinkled them with a 

 little lime water in which was mixed a solution of blue 

 vitriol and a tablespoonful of carbolic acid to the gal- 

 lon. J\lay I, sowed one ounce rape seed under the 



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apple tree where nothing else would grow. July 4, 

 picked seven quarts of large gooseberries of the fol- 

 lowing varieties from young bushes just beginning to 

 bear: Chautauqua, Oregon, Jumbo, Clayton, Red 

 Jacket and Industry. October 17, Lyman and helper 

 gathered leaves and placed them along berry rows and 

 in the stable for bedding. 



The expenses of this garden were forty-four dol- 

 lars and fifty-seven cents. This was all for labor 

 except three dollars and fifty cents for seeds and one 

 dollar and twentv-five cents for a barrel of lime. 



