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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  Refinish 
  Your 
  Furniture 
  

  

  Do 
  it 
  Yourself 
  

  

  Old 
  finish 
  partially 
  

  

  removed 
  showing 
  

  

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  stylish 
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   harmony 
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  It 
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   more 
  beautiful 
  by 
  following 
  the 
  

   instructions 
  in 
  our 
  48-page 
  color 
  

   book, 
  sent 
  FREE 
  on 
  request. 
  

   You 
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   finish 
  or 
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  new 
  or 
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  fur- 
  

   niture, 
  woodwork 
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  in 
  

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   with 
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  First 
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  dry, 
  bare 
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  when 
  it 
  is 
  perfectly 
  dry 
  apply 
  

   our 
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  cloth 
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  cool, 
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  Wisconsin 
  

  

  GARDEN 
  WORK 
  FOR 
  JULY 
  

  

  By 
  Eben 
  E. 
  Rexford 
  

  

  MUCH 
  of 
  the 
  advice 
  given 
  last 
  month 
  

   pertaining 
  to 
  the 
  vegetable 
  garden, 
  will 
  

   apply 
  with 
  equal 
  pertinence 
  this 
  

   month, 
  especially 
  that 
  which 
  has 
  reference 
  to 
  

   the 
  use 
  of 
  the 
  cultivator 
  and 
  hoe. 
  There 
  will 
  

   not 
  be 
  many 
  weeds 
  to 
  wage 
  warfare 
  with 
  if 
  

   this 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  was 
  done 
  thoroughly 
  dur- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  early 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  season, 
  but 
  the 
  soil 
  

   will 
  need 
  to 
  be 
  kept 
  well 
  stirred 
  if 
  we 
  would 
  

   grow 
  vegetables 
  to 
  the 
  best 
  advantage. 
  A 
  

   light, 
  open 
  soil 
  absorbs 
  whatever 
  moisture 
  

   there 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  air 
  from 
  the 
  dew-fall, 
  during 
  a 
  

   dry 
  spell, 
  and 
  enables 
  plants 
  to 
  tide 
  over 
  the 
  

   period 
  of 
  drouth 
  successfully, 
  but 
  a 
  soil 
  that 
  

   is 
  allowed 
  to 
  crust 
  over 
  receives 
  no 
  benefit 
  

   from 
  slight 
  moisture. 
  The 
  regular 
  use 
  of 
  

   cultivator 
  and 
  hoe 
  puts 
  it 
  in 
  shape 
  to 
  avail 
  

   itself 
  to 
  the 
  fullest 
  possible 
  extent 
  of 
  dews 
  

   and 
  light 
  showers, 
  and 
  the 
  gardener 
  must 
  

   work 
  on 
  the 
  principle 
  that 
  "every 
  little 
  helps." 
  

  

  The 
  lawn 
  will 
  come 
  in 
  for 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  

   attention 
  now. 
  The 
  lawn 
  should 
  be 
  cared 
  

   for 
  regularly, 
  and 
  thoroughly, 
  if 
  we 
  would 
  

   make 
  it 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  pleasure. 
  A 
  neglected 
  

   lawn 
  soon 
  becomes 
  an 
  eye-sore, 
  and 
  rapidly 
  

   goes 
  from 
  bad 
  to 
  worse. 
  In 
  seasons 
  of 
  or- 
  

   dinary 
  moisture, 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  mowed 
  every 
  

   third 
  day. 
  In 
  dry 
  seasons 
  once 
  a 
  week 
  may 
  be 
  

   often 
  enough 
  to 
  cut 
  the 
  grass. 
  No 
  hard 
  and 
  

   fast 
  rule 
  can 
  be 
  laid 
  down. 
  The 
  owner 
  must 
  

   bring 
  to 
  the 
  matter 
  careful 
  study 
  and 
  keen 
  

   observation, 
  and 
  be 
  governed 
  by 
  conditions 
  

   that 
  prevail. 
  Which 
  is 
  simply 
  another 
  way 
  

   of 
  saying 
  that 
  you 
  must 
  mow 
  the 
  lawn 
  when 
  

   it 
  needs 
  mowing. 
  

  

  Do 
  not 
  make 
  the 
  mistake 
  of 
  cutting 
  the 
  

   grass 
  too 
  close. 
  Never 
  shave 
  the 
  sward. 
  

   Simply 
  clip 
  it. 
  A 
  closely-shaven 
  lawn 
  

   "shows 
  through." 
  That 
  is, 
  the 
  brown 
  soil 
  

   is 
  so 
  strongly 
  in 
  evidence 
  that 
  the 
  green, 
  vel- 
  

   vety 
  effect 
  which 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  chief 
  charms 
  

   of 
  a 
  good 
  sward 
  is 
  spoiled 
  completely. 
  Let 
  

   enough 
  of 
  the 
  grass-blades 
  remain 
  to 
  hide 
  the 
  

   roots 
  of 
  the 
  plants, 
  and 
  the 
  soil 
  about 
  them. 
  

   Set 
  the 
  mower 
  so 
  it 
  will 
  clip 
  the 
  grass 
  about 
  

   two 
  inches 
  above 
  the 
  root. 
  Many 
  a 
  good 
  

   lawn 
  has 
  been 
  ruined 
  by 
  too 
  close 
  mowing. 
  

   Ruined 
  not 
  only 
  in 
  looks, 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  health 
  

   of 
  the 
  sward. 
  

  

  The 
  best 
  type 
  of 
  a 
  lawn-mower 
  has 
  ball 
  

   bearings 
  and 
  runs 
  easily 
  if 
  kept 
  clean 
  and 
  

   well 
  oiled. 
  Those 
  having 
  five 
  blades 
  are 
  

   best, 
  as 
  they 
  do 
  the 
  smoothest 
  work. 
  A 
  less 
  

   number 
  of 
  blades 
  leaves 
  the 
  sward 
  with 
  little 
  

   but 
  distinct 
  ridges, 
  which 
  detract 
  greatly 
  

   from 
  the 
  general 
  appearance. 
  A 
  velvety 
  look 
  

   can 
  only 
  be 
  secured 
  by 
  an 
  even 
  clip. 
  A 
  six- 
  

   teen-inch 
  mower 
  is 
  about 
  the 
  right 
  size 
  for 
  

   the 
  small 
  lawn, 
  where 
  women 
  and 
  children 
  

   often 
  do 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  the 
  work. 
  See 
  that 
  

   it 
  is 
  kept 
  in 
  first-class 
  working 
  order. 
  In 
  

   other 
  words, 
  never 
  allow 
  it 
  to 
  become 
  clogged 
  

   at 
  the 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  shafts 
  with 
  grass, 
  and 
  never 
  

   allow 
  it 
  to 
  get 
  so 
  dry 
  that 
  its 
  bearings 
  give 
  

   off 
  a 
  wearing 
  sound 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  in 
  operation. 
  

   It 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  plan 
  to 
  oil 
  it 
  well 
  every 
  time 
  you 
  

   use 
  it. 
  Use 
  a 
  good 
  grade 
  of 
  oil, 
  always. 
  Put 
  

   it 
  under 
  cover 
  when 
  not 
  in 
  use. 
  If 
  left 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  to 
  alternating 
  storms 
  and 
  sunshine, 
  its 
  

   working 
  life 
  will 
  be 
  shortened 
  at 
  least 
  a 
  third. 
  

  

  To 
  rake 
  or 
  not 
  to 
  rake 
  is 
  a 
  question 
  upon 
  

   which 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  persons 
  agree 
  to 
  dis- 
  

   agree. 
  One 
  man 
  will 
  tell 
  you 
  that 
  you 
  can't 
  

   have 
  a 
  nice 
  lawn 
  unless 
  all 
  clippings 
  are 
  re- 
  

   moved 
  from 
  it 
  promptly. 
  If 
  left, 
  he 
  argues 
  

   that 
  they 
  settle 
  among 
  the 
  grass, 
  where 
  they 
  

   turn 
  brown, 
  and 
  become 
  unsightly, 
  and 
  in- 
  

   jure 
  the 
  sward. 
  The 
  next 
  man 
  will 
  tell 
  you 
  

   that 
  the 
  sward 
  is 
  benefitted 
  by 
  them, 
  and 
  that 
  

   they 
  decay 
  so 
  rapidly 
  that 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  have 
  a 
  

  

  