WHAT TO DO MONTH BY MONTH 



days or when the dew is on the fruit. Apples 

 should be dry before storing. Use the wind- 

 falls first, make jelly out of the defective 

 apples, and store only the best. Handle the 

 fruit as you would eggs. 



The late varieties of pears should be picked 

 before they are fully ripe and stored in a cool, 

 dark cellar. Pick out the ripe ones two or 

 three times each week. 



Ventilate the fruit cellar on clear, warm 

 days. Pure air is very essential in keeping 

 fruit. 



The Apple Tree. If you have not already 

 placed wire guards about the trunks of your 

 young trees this is the month to do it. Just 

 as soon as the clover and other green food 

 dries, the rabbits and woodchucks begin to 

 skin the young apple trees. 



Strawberries. This is the last call for 

 mulching the strawberry bed. Allow the foli- 

 age to ripen thoroughly before mulching with 

 manure, but do not allow the soil to be frozen 

 more than a half inch in depth. 



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