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four times ovtr, making a mellow surface three inches 

 deep without pulling up much of the sod. A smooth- 

 ing harrow finished the job. 



Seed was planted deep on account of the dry sea- 

 son, and fertilizer applied in the drill and stirred in 

 with a small tree brush. Some of the garden was very 

 closely planted, early radish and spinach, for instance, 

 being planted between rows of potatoes. The between 

 crops were done about the middle of June. The pota- 



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toes were followed by peas and beans sown the last 

 part of July, but these did not thrive. Mr. Flagg 

 thinks very close planting not desirable on a dry year. 

 The drouth seemed more serious on the sod land than 

 upon old ground. 



Culfk'ating the Garden. — May 30, used the garden 

 drill fitted with cultivator teeth or hoes through the 

 garden wherever crops were sufficiently above ground 

 to make it possible, considering the very close planting. 

 Nearly all the ground was stirred excepting a little 



