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cultivation until then. Look over the squash 

 and pumpkins for leaf eaters and spray with poison. 



What to Soiv in July. Early corn will now be 

 ready for use. Look at Golden Bantam first and 

 use care in selecting the ears. I can tell by feeling 

 an ear whether it is ready for the table or not, while 

 some determine it by the silk; this is not so sure a sign 

 as the firmness of the ears, as some varieties ripen the 

 silk earlier than others. Get acquainted with the 

 other method. It is safe to sow corn as late as July 

 15. Use two varieties, the early and second early; if 

 one does not mature the other will. Sow the rows of 

 the early variety about two feet, and the second early 

 varieties two and a half feet apart. It will then be 

 an easy matter to protect some from early frosts. 



The spring crop of peas is almost gone, but 

 toward the end of the month you can start sowing 

 again, using early varieties. Remember that the 

 secret of success with late peas is never to let them 

 suffer for water. 



Make the last sowing of cucumbers about July 

 15. If you take care of these by spraying with 

 Bordeaux mixture they will last until frost. Pick 

 off any diseased or blighted leaves when you are 

 going over the vines. Eggplants and peppers should 

 now be ready for use. If the plants get tall and 

 the garden is exposed to winds, stake them to pre- 

 vent breakage. 



Sow endive twice during the month. The best 

 variety is the broad-leaved Batavian, which the 

 French call Escarol. When the young seedlings 

 are large enough, set them in rows the sameas lettuce. 



