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GARDEN YARD 



ready for winter. There is no better time for 

 gathering up whatever rubbish may have ac- 

 cumulated — all the vines and garden waste that 

 you cannot use for plowing under — and making 

 a bonfire of it. That is a work the boys 

 will delight to help in, and if you will save the 

 actual burning for evening, you will make them 

 extra happy, and glad to do some more cleaning 

 up. Work is best done in the way that brings 

 the greatest amount of pleasure. 



December has its joys and its work as well as 

 June. The stock are almost always shut up 

 now and get only what you give them, either 

 to eat or drink. Be careful to keep their troughs 

 scrupulously clean, and occasionally feed both 

 horses and cows a little molasses. To keep the 

 stable well ventilated, take out a window and 

 fit in a frame covered with muslin or cotton 

 sheeting. This wiU help out the ventilation 

 and shut out the draughts. If it is hinged at 

 the bottom, so that it can be opened on clear 

 days, it will be all the better. 



And now just a word for man's other faithful 

 friend, and the children's guardian, the dog. 

 He feels the change in the weather, too. If he 

 should begin to scratch his ears or rub them on 

 the ground, clean them carefully with lukewarm 



