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long line of coseys can be used, each one having a 

 flap to fit over the next with only the two end ones 

 having the end pieces. Where the ends are left open 

 in this way a stout string must be secured across the 

 ends to keep the frames from spreading, in fact, act- 

 ing as a tie-rod to hold up the roof. Figure 3 shows 

 two coseys placed together. 



The cosey is one of those little notions that often 

 prove of great value in many ways. It can be used 

 to forward early crops in the spring and to protect 

 late crops in the fail. It is wide enough to cover two 



rows of early beets, carrots or radish, or to protect a 

 row of strawberry plants from the birds or to keep 

 insects away from young melon vines. Such protect- 

 ing hoods could, of course, be made of other shapes 

 and sizes, but this size uses the cloth without waste, 

 and the hood is easily picked up, carried away and 

 packed snugly in the barn when not in use. The 

 C/oth will shed any rainstorm and will not mildew or 

 decay in wet weather. It is also a protection against 

 frost and is better than glass and only one-tenth its 

 cost. Such a cosey, or even a long line of them, can 

 be easily ventilated in bright sunshine by putting a 

 block of wood or a stone under the edge, or, where 

 two or more are used, by pulling them apart and 

 leaving a small space between them through which 

 the hot air can escape. 



The " protective cloth," above mentioned, is made 

 especially for such purposes, and is sold by seedsmen. 



