WHAT TO DO MONTH BY MONTH 



the last of this month, pack them in moist 

 sand in a cool place, and they will be in good 

 condition for transplanting early in the 

 spring. 



Apples. Cut the grass and rake it under 

 the tips of the limbs. It not only makes a fine 

 mulch but it also prevents, to a large extent, 

 the bruising of windfall apples. If the 

 orchard is cultivated it is not too late to sow 

 a cover crop of peas and rye or corn and rye. 

 Clean out hedge rows near the orchard which 

 are only breeding places for rabbits and 

 insects. 



Storing. See that the fruit cellar is well 

 aired, and thoroughly cleaned. Place a little 

 clean dry straw on the shelves before storing 

 the apples. Potatoes may be stored on the 

 floor and apples on benches in the same cellar. 

 Pad the basket with burlap or some material 

 like it before picking apples. Do not break 

 or pull out the stem or break off the fruit 

 spur while picking. Never store a bruised 

 apple. 



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