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and if grass seed is used with the fine compost it will 

 have a much better effect. 



The Flower Garden. Here, as with other parts of the 

 home grounds, is a season of rest. Beds of bulbs that 

 have not been covered, should have five or six inches of 

 manure spread over the surface. 



The Vegetable Garden. Little can be done in the vege- 

 table garden, but the stored products should have 

 attention and if any are decaying or wilting the cause 

 should be removed. Apples keep best at an even tem- 

 perature of about 33; potatoes, 40; squashes, 52. A 

 lantern or small kerosene stove may be needed in the 

 storage room in extremely cold weather to keep the 

 frost out. 



Small Fruits. The raspberry plantation should be 

 looked over, and if any canes have sprung up from the 

 covering they should be laid down if the ground is not 

 frozen. Should the covering have blown from the 

 strawberry bed, put it back and throw a little soil, 

 poles, or brush upon it to keep it in place. 



Poultry. The great secret of success in producing 

 eggs in winter is to have a warm house where the fowls 

 can retire to feed and roost. They must have fresh air 

 even if it is cold, and must have an abundance and 

 variety of food. The days are short and the fowls 

 should be started early in the morning by giving whole 

 grain in the litter and fresh water. The warm mash 

 may be given at morning or night, if the dry mash is 

 not found satisfactory. 



Bees. Little can be done for the bees at this time, 

 except, if out of doors, to see that the opening in front 

 of the hive is not closed by ice, and the bees smothered. 



