A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



high, fill up the trenches to, or a little above, 

 surface level. Seed will only cost 15 

 cents, and a few dinners of small stalks can 

 be cut next year, a really good supply the 

 second year, and the third a full crop from 

 which three cuttings can be made. If, in- 

 stead of seed, two-year-old plants are set, 

 they will cost $1.50 a hundred, and not give 

 a very superior return. 



Plant sunflowers in all the odd corners 

 and devote a small patch to them, not just 

 to enhance the ornamental appearance of 

 the place, but as a welcome change in feed 

 for the poultry on winter nights, when it 

 will furnish them with as much fat to be 

 converted into warmth as does whole corn. 



Field corn should be planted by the 

 15th, and if poultry is the main considera- 

 tion, the Early Butler is the best variety be- 

 cause the kernels are small. 



If there are no trees in the chicken yards, 

 they can still be planted. Plums, peaches, 

 and cherries are all good fruits for the purpose, 



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