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may elect to follow in making your bed, re- 

 member these points: 



Provide depth, and in the sub-soil incorpo- 

 rate manure. 



Never turn the surface soil under. 



Thoroughly pulverize the surface — it can not 

 be made too fine. 



By following these suggestions the founda- 

 tion for success is laid. Enriching the sub-soil 

 and giving depth are essential because the two 

 processes combine to draw the roots of the 

 plants downward and away from the surface, 

 where the sun's heat will bake them. Pulver- 

 izing the surface soil makes it possible to sow 

 the finest seed with satisfactory results. 



THE TIME FOR PLANTING 



In sowing seeds it is well to remember that 

 April in the North is a month of many moods. 

 The warmth of one day, which seems to presage 

 the end of spring frosts, may be nothing more 

 than a "weather-breeder." It may end in a 

 cold night and a succession of cold days, when 

 whatever has been planted in the way of tender 

 annuals succumbs, and the gardener's work has 

 been for nothing. Therefore, do not be im- 



