A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



ting down the corn and oil meal, using 

 clover hay, wheat, and green bone as staple 

 ingredients. Old hens, not to be kept 

 through the winter, should be disposed of 

 before they commence to moult, for then it 

 will be impossible to fatten them. 



Keep a close watch on cracked corn dur- 

 ing July and August. It is likely to become 

 mouldy, and if fed in that condition, it will 

 cause sour crop and bowel trouble. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN 



If you wish to increase your currant or 

 berry patch for next year, there is no neces- 

 sity to buy, new plants if there are already 

 a few good varieties on the farm. Follow 

 the old English plan as recommended for 

 strawberries last month. Bend down some 

 of the outer branches until a part can be 

 pegged down to the ground without breaking. 

 Forked branches from green trees are the 

 best stakes to use. Cut them with the forked 



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