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under side of the leaves their eradication is more 

 difficult. 



Sufficient manure should be spaded into the beds, 

 together -vith rather coarse bone meal to supply the 

 early growing needs of the plants, but at the appear- 

 ance of buds additional food should be supplied ; this 

 may take the form of liquid manure prepared by fill- 

 ing a barrel with manure and water. A large lard 

 barrel is a good size to use ; this should be burned out 

 to remove the grease and fitted with a wooden spig- 

 ot an inch or two above the bottom on one side. 

 The barrel should be set on a box or other support 

 high enough to allow a watering can to be set under 

 the spigot. Several inches of clean straw should be 

 put in the bottom, then fill to the top with manure 

 free from straw, cow manure being best. Then fill 

 with water and cover to exclude flies. "When needed 

 draw off the liquid, replacing it with water so that the 

 barrel is kept full all the time until the liquid be- 

 comes too weak to be of use. The barrel should stand 

 in the shade in an inconspicuous but handy place. 

 The liquid should be applied at regular intervals of 

 once a week, but should not be given when the soil is 

 dry — after a rain or watering with the hose is best — 

 and its application should be followed the next morn- 

 ing with cultivation to restore the dust mulch. 



Cultivation should be continuous throughout the 

 growing season. "Where the plants are in straight. 



