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GARDEN STEPS 



the same season. Early peas, potatoes, and other 

 crops that ripen by the middle of July, may be 

 followed by beans, late cabbages, cauhflower, late 

 corn, celery, and other plants, especially those that 

 can be set out. Sweet corn does not ripen well in 



Cold Frame, witk Co\'ER Raised, to /\ir 

 AND Harden Plants to be Set Out 



The top of this cold frame is made of three 

 double window sashes. It does them no harm if 

 they are laid putty side up. 



the temperate belt if planted later than the fourth 

 of July. In the south, the season is much longer, 

 and three crops can often be planted on the same 

 land. After each crop, a dressing of commercial 

 fertilizer is the best preparation for the next. 



Rotation of Crops 



A good deal has been said of rotation of crops. 

 This- changing the location of crops from year to 



