A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



Melons and cucumbers started in the house 

 about the first of the month will be good- 

 sized plants to put out in the middle of May; 

 and fruit can safely be expected three or four 

 weeks earlier than from seed sown in the 

 open ground in May. 



All my seedling and planting experience has 

 been gained in the vicinity of New York, 

 and will not, of course, apply to extreme 

 North or South; but an old rotation safe to 

 follow is: Peas, spinach, onions, potatoes, 

 cabbage, lettuce, and radishes, when the 

 peach blossoms. Turnips, carrots, corn, and 

 beets, when the oak leaf breaks from its bud. 

 Beans, cucumbers, melons, squash, and okra, 

 when the blackberry blossoms. 



Lay out an herb bed. Our grandmothers 

 thought much of their value, and in the 

 country, where doctors and drug stores are 

 not next door, they may serve for persons 

 as well as stock. 



To season dressing for duck, goose, and 

 pork, sage is all important; not less are 



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