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condition as soon as the early crop is off. But 

 busy as you are, it is good to take a day off oc- 

 casionally and see what yoiu* neighbor is doing. 

 Perhaps he has some scheme by which he has 

 forced his crop ahead of yours. If so, compare 

 notes and learn what you can. 



In New England they sow the winter crop of 

 turnips in the early days of August. Be care- 

 ful that the root-maggot has not got into the 

 ground where you plant them, for, if he has, you 

 would better save yourself the labor of planting 

 in that spot. You want to starve the maggot, 

 not to feed him. Cultivate all your crops care- 

 fully this month. Perhaps they didn't get aU the 

 attention they needed during haying, and as the 

 weather is apt to be pretty hot and dry, you must 

 do all in your power to keep the moisture. 

 Therefore, good maintenance-tillage is in order. 

 Cut down the weeds on the roadside that have 

 escaped you before. It is a costly mistake to 

 allow them to go to seed. You will have to 

 work a good deal harder and get less for it next 

 year if you let them go to seed this year. " One 

 year's seeding is seven years' weeding." 



If you have fruit trees, September is one of 

 the finest months in the year, both for the looks 



