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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 your 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 Aucust. 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 all 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 
