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mellow. Newly transplanted trees of large size should 

 have supports of stakes or wire guys to keep the wind 

 from swaying them back and forth and thus letting air 

 down to the roots. Mounds of soil will help to support 

 smaller trees. A mound of rich manure should be put 

 about all ornamental trees and shrubs before the ground 

 freezes. 



Pine boughs should be set up about the rhododendrons 

 and other broad-leaved evergreens or any other tender 



FIG. 99 Raising Turkeys Almost a Lost Art. November. 



trees and plants. Hemlock and spruce branches will not 

 do for this, as the leaves soon drop off, but all species of 

 pines, arbor-vitae, and junipers hold their leaves. Oak 

 branches that retain their leaves all winter may be used 

 in the same manner. 



The Lawn. Keep the leaves raked from the lawn. 

 If piled up in thick masses the grass roots under them 

 are injured. They are worth much more than the cost 

 of raking up for bedding, for litter, for poultry, and for 



