228 PREPARING FOR WINTER QUAR1ERS. 



have rich, mellow ground in which lettuce-plants 

 from the cold frames can be set out. They are 

 then covered with glass, and by the end of the 

 month are fit Tor market, while many of your 

 neighbors have nut as yet sown their seed. 



All through the fall season, till the ground is 

 frozen, much can be done in the way of im- 

 provement, and preparation for the following 

 year, in the way of picking off stone, drainage, 

 etc. Sometimes during the winter the water 

 collects in parts of a field or garden, and does 

 much harm. This can often be prevented by 

 opening a small surface drain, from such locali- 

 ties, in November. All loam and clay lands are 

 greatly benefited by deep ploughing, spading, 

 or trenching in the fall. This very important 

 work can often be continued even into Decem- 

 ber, and the gardener will find it greatly to his 

 advantage to turn up every foot of land possible 

 to the action of frost. 



