THE YOUNG FARMER'S ALMANAC 191 



May 8, 1905. To-day we noticed the peas had come up and they had 

 to have the earth scratched around them be- 

 cause there were lumps of earth and they could 

 not push through. They looked like this when 

 we took off a lump of soil. 



The tulips have come up and they were planted near Mr. Bird's 

 fence toward Cambridge Street. They are white, yellow, red, and striped. 

 They look like this : 



May 23, 1905. To-day we planted 

 lettuce, radish and beets. We planted 

 them next to the transplanted let- 

 tuce which is in the second section's 

 side near the trees toward Mr. Bird's 

 fence. 



May 24, 1905. To-day we scratched the earth around the small plants 

 in our own garden. 



We also planted peas next to the grass by Mr. Bird's fence near the 

 grains. 



May 25, 1905. To-day we were cleaning up the garden. I was in 

 the crocus bed scratching the soil, the ground was very hard and was 

 hard to soften. After I had softened the ground I cut off the leaves 

 near to the ground. 



May 26, 1905. This morning we boys were planting spinach in the 

 shade. We made three furrows in the second section's ground. We 

 planted squash and corn in the sunshine. The squash and corn needs 

 the sun and the spinach needs shade. We then sat down and read 

 "Alice in Wonderland" under the trees. 



May 29, 1905. I noticed to-day our beans were very large, and our 

 peas, radishes and lettuce in the second section are up. The peas look 

 like this. 



June 5, 1905. I went out this morning to look at the garden. The 

 spinach, corn, squash and the peas are up. The peas were up before, 

 but the leaves have come out. The beans are up about three inches. 



The soil has been very dry for a long time except on Friday when 

 there was a little shower for a few minutes. 



June 6, 1905. My garden, No. 1 8, Second Section, has planted in it : 

 peas squash lettuce radish 



turnip onion cauliflower cucumber 



beans parsnip cabbage 



