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ary. They bring us from 8 to 30 cents a quart ; they usually 

 run a quart to the plant. The city people are very fond of 

 them and they will pay big prices for them. 



There is always an enormous market for flower-s and 

 almost any woman likes to raise them. 



There is also money in sheep. There is nothing that can 

 or will clear up a field for you quicker than a flock of sheep. 

 Try them. 



Alfalfa. The reason I had a good crop was because the 

 bacteria that alfalfa needs was there. I got it from an old 

 alfalfa field. There are two other things necessary ; in the 

 first place your soil must be absolutely free from acidity. It 

 must be sweet. Put oh lime to help keep it sweet ; then you 

 must have humus ; that is vegetable matter ; then your alfalfa 

 -will grow all right. It makes the finest fodder of anything 

 you can grow ; cut it when it is green. The moment you see 

 the first blossom on the alfalfa, cut it; that is the only way 

 to make your crop a success, and by cutting it early you will 

 get two more crops off the same land. Don't try to grow 

 alfalfa unless your soil is thoroughly cultivated. 



At 1.30 a short recess was taken for dinner. 



