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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Any time after the first of September the tables may be pre- 

 pared for the winter crop. A layer of potsherds or "clinkers" 

 from the furnace is first spread upon the table to insure good 

 drainage, then light, rich, fibrous soil to a depth of six or eight 

 inches. No time spent in doing thoroughly the work of prepar- 

 ation is wasted. 



Fig. 4. Types of English Cucumbers. 



