THE LOCATION OF THE GARDEN 



jacent will be found of the greatest convenience 

 to the housewife, who can there prepare the vege- 

 tables for the table, doing away with much dirt 

 about the kitchen and the subsequent disposal of 

 the tops, husks, and other refuse. 



There is one more point to notice in connection 

 with the kitchen garden, and that is that it should 

 be as widely separated from the hennery as pos- 

 sible. The presence of a high fence of chicken net- 

 ting as a dividing line is not sufficient, though it 

 is a distinct gain on chickens running at large. 

 But for perfect immunity from the encroachments 

 of Mistress Biddy it is best to begin with the 

 youngsters and, by keeping temptation out of 

 their way, nip in the bud any embryo inclination 

 to revel in one's softest garden beds. Where the 

 hen park adjoins the garden the little chicks, which 

 can easily pass through the meshes of the netting, 

 form the habit of working there, and the first move 

 they make in the morning will be through the 

 fence into the garden. I do not think that at this 

 stage they do any harm; sometimes I have thought 

 their presence a benefit, so many are the bugs 

 and worms they destroy, and they aid materially 



in the cultivation of the larger vegetables cauli- 



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