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A Cold Frame, is a simple construction of boards for wintering Cabbage, 

 Lettuce, Cauliflower, Brocoli, etc., for planting out early in the spring. Select 

 a dry, southern exposure, form a frame from four to six feet wide, and as long as 

 is required. The back should be foui teen inches and the front six inches high, 

 with a cross-tie every six feet. Seeds of the above named vegetables, sown in 

 open borders early in September, will be ready to plant in the Cold Frame about 

 the last of October. The soil should be well prepared and smoothly raked 

 before planting. Admit air freely on all pleasant days, but keep close in severe 

 weather. 



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In order to secure a supply of early vegetables, a Hot-Bed frame is indis- 

 pensable. It can be constructed by any handy man at a very small expense. It 

 consists of a wooden frame, generally six feet wide, and from six to sixteen feet 

 long, according to the supply of early vegetables required. One side should be 

 at least six inches higher than the other — the frame sub-divided by cross-bars, 

 and each division covered by a glazed sash ; the sides and ends should be joined 

 by hooks and staples, to admit of its being taken apart and stored away when 

 not required. The frame should face the south or south-east. iVfter comple- 

 tion, place it on the manure bed, prepared in the following manner : Fill in 

 about ten inches of rich, pulverized soil, and allow it to stand a few days, giving 

 it air by slightly raising the sashes, so that the firey vapor, or steam, may escape. 

 The seeds of Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Peppers, Tomatoes, and other hardy vari- 

 eties may be sown, and the plants planted out as soon as the weather begins to 

 be warm. 



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Fresh stable manure, in which there is plenty of litter, is most suited for 

 this purpose. There should be at least one-third litter in the heap. If this is 

 not in the mass in sufficient quantity, add leaves or tan-bark ; shake it up and 

 mix it well together, adding water if at all dry and musty, and throw it into a 

 compact heap to ferment. Let it remain a week, and then work it over thor- 

 oughly, as before, and water, if necessary. Where the ground is quite dry, a 

 very good method is to dig a deep space about eighteen inches deep, and put in 

 the manure, tramping it firmly and evenly, and place thereon the frame or sash, 

 and put in the rich earth, and, in about four days, sow the seed, having previ- 

 ously stirred the earth freely, to destroy any seeds of weeds therein. 



