THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



pies, mignonette and candytuft should be sown 

 now for next year's flowering. Divide old and 

 plant new roots of peonies. 



Make cuttings from geraniums, fuchsias and 

 roses. Large geraniums not wanted for the 

 house can be wintered safely, if hung up by the 

 roots in a frost-proof cellar. 



OCTOBER 



Barn and Stock. Tools, machines and im- 

 plements of all kinds should be cleaned, rubbed 

 over with kerosene oil, and put under shelter. 

 Look each machine over carefully; note any 

 worn or broken parts, so they can be sent for 

 and replaced during the winter, when outside 

 work is impossible. Waiting for a new share 

 of a plow or blade of a mower often throws work 

 back two or three weeks, in the height of the 

 season. In farming and garden work, fore- 

 thought makes profitable success. 



Hot-house lambs should be appearing in Sep- 

 tember and October. Ground oats and corn, 



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