PREFACE 



'T^HE dates given in this book cannot in 

 some instances be followed strictly, be- 

 cause seasons vary in different localities and it 

 may be necessary to advance or retard the time 

 for planting and for the application of fer- 

 tilizers. Then, too, other work may press 

 and one may not be able to carry out the dir- 

 ections on the exact dates suggested. 



In a general way it may be said that these 

 dates have been found practicable in the lati- 

 tude of eastern New York, including the lower 

 and central Hudson valley, Connecticut and 

 north Long Island. For northern New Jersey 

 and the south shore of Long Island, about a 

 week earlier would probably be the best time 

 to do the work ; while for Pennsylvania and 

 points further south a still earlier period may 

 be chosen. For northern New York, north- 

 ern Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts 

 and the north shore of Long Island, about 



