PRACTICAL GARDENING 



should be set in rows three feet apart and the 

 roots planted twelve inches apart in the row. 

 The crown should be 6 to 8 inches below the 

 surface. The crown of the rhubarb should be 

 four inches deep and the plants set three feet 

 apart. Cover these plants with a mulch of 

 manure. 



Clean up. This is the month to clean out 

 the weeds before the seed drops. Pile these 

 partly dried weeds in your garden and burn 

 them. Do as much this fall as possible. .The 

 spring work will demand your attention and 

 time. Be sure that the tools are clean. Rub 

 a little linseed oil on the metal parts to pre- 

 vent rusting. 



Lime. Apply a little lime to the soil es- 

 pecially if it is a clay type. Fall spading or 

 plowing is highly recommended. 



FRUITS AND BERRIES 



Timely Warnings. If the limbs of your 

 low-headed apple trees are heavy and in a pos- 

 sible line of snow drifts, nail two strips of 



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