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tion of the soil before the planting begins. What 

 you neglect in this line cannot be made up later 

 in the season, and you will suffer in field and 

 pocket. Be sure that your soil is neither too 

 wet nor too dry when you begin operations, 

 and when you are through, be just as sure that 

 it is thoroughly pulverized and fertilized, so 

 that it can retain moisture and afford the right 

 bed for the tender seeds. Then plant all the 

 hardy crops as directed in the chapters on crop 

 raising in this book. 



Get your neighbors to co-operate with you in 

 clearing out neglected roadside corners and in 

 destroying weeds. It will pay. All the crops 

 in the neighborhood will profit from this action. 

 Don't turn the stock out to feed until the grass 

 has made some growth. You don't want the 

 roots gnawed out. 



Even in the northernmost parts of the New 

 England States, much of the out-door planting 

 is done in early May and the rest a little later 

 in the month. Now is when you begin to realize 

 the value of having done all your prepara- 

 tion work early. Planting potatoes, peas, 

 beets, cabbages, turnips, to say nothing of beans, 

 corn, pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers, etc., will 

 take all your time every day that is not spent 



