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of some very early kind during the first week of May. Plant po- 

 tatoes for general crops. 



All the early planted crops need cultivating frequently, and 

 those in drills need to be thinned. 



Plantings for succession may be made of all vegetable seeds 

 and sets put in last month. 



Sow cabbage for winter use. 



Lettuce, radishes, beets, spinach, asparagus, rhubarb and 

 bunch onions should now be large enough for use. 



Harden off tomato plants and set them out the first part of 

 next month. 



June. — Set out tomatoes, celery for early use, peppers, egg 

 plant, late cabbage and cauliflower plants and sow winter beets. 



Plant cucumbers for pickles and beans for main crop. Plant 

 Lima beans the early part of the month. Market the same vege- 

 tables as last month and in addition early peas and, perhaps, 

 early cabbage. 



Weeding commences in earnest this month and should be- 

 gin early, since if neglected it may be cheaper to plow up the 

 whole crop rather than weed it out. 



Keep the soil well stirred with the cultivator. 



Sow rutabaga turnips. 



Stop cutting asparagus by the twentieth of the month. Clean 

 up the bed, manure and plow it. 



July. — Plant celery for main and late crop. 



Sow string beans, winter radish and rutabaga turnips. 



Early potatoes, string beans, cabbage, summer squashes, cu- 

 cumbers, green corn, onions from sets and cauliflowers are now 

 of edible size in addition to those vegetables nearing maturity 

 last month. 



Continued cultivation is necessary to protect from drought 

 and to keep plants growing. 



August.— Sow string beans and flat early turnips, spinach for 

 spring use, winter radishes and early peas. 



The late crops are now maturing, and we have tomatoes, 

 squashes, the better kinds of sweet corn and egg-plant, onions 

 from early sown seed, and those transplanted are now dry and 



