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THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



shingles are needed. Any boards that have warped out 

 of shape during the dry weather should be nailed in 

 place before they come off and are broken. 



Stock. Plans should also be made as to where the 



stock will best be win- 

 tered. Box stalls for 

 the young stock and 

 possibly for the horses 

 may be more desirable 

 than tie-up stalls. 

 Make doors and win- 

 dows tight but so as 

 to be easily opened and 

 shut for ventilation. 



Roads and Walks. 

 Road material put on 

 this month will be well 

 trodden before winter 

 sets in. On nicely 

 kept lawns, flat or level 

 road - beds on a level 

 with or a trifle above 

 the turf are better 

 than if crowned, but 

 where the material is 

 poor crowning from six 

 inches to a foot on a 

 width of ten to twelve 

 feet of road - bed will 

 give the best results. 

 In repairing put the new material in the middle of 

 the road-bed, over four to six feet of road-bed six inches 

 deep in the center and running down to nothing on the 

 edges. 



The Lawn. Keep the lawn closely clipped to prevent 



FIG. 97 Harvesting the Grape Crop. 

 September. 



