GARDEN YARD °^ 



to be preferred as they enrich the soil by the 

 nitrogen their roots gather. And that is another 

 story that has its own time and place. Just 

 now we are considering weeds, and you will find 

 that they will keep you considering most of the 

 time, for the only good thing so far known about 

 them is, that they make even lazy farmers till 

 their crops, if they have any. Left to them- 

 selves, weeds shade the crops, steal their nourish- 

 ment, waste moisture, and probably poison the 

 soil. Not even a mortgage can eat up a farmer's 

 profits like weeds. 



