THE YOUNG FARMER’S ALMANAC 
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May 8^ iQoy. To-day we noticed the peas had come up and they had 
to have the earth scratched around them be- 
cause there were lumps of earth and they could 
not push through. They looked like this when 
we took off a lump of soil. 
The tulips have come up and they were planted near Mr. Bird’s 
fence toward Cambridge Street. They are white, yellow, red, and striped. 
They look like this : 
May jgoy. To-day we planted 
lettuce, radish and beets. We planted 
them next to the transplanted let- 
tuce which is in the second section’s 
side near the trees toward Mr. Bird’s 
fence. 
May 24.^ igoy. To-day we scratched the earth around the small plants 
in our own garden. 
We also planted peas next to the grass by Mr. Bird’s fence near the 
grains. 
May 2y^ 1903. To-day we were cleaning up the garden. I was in 
the crocus bed scratching the soil, the ground was very hard and was 
hard to soften. After I had softened the ground I cut off the leaves 
near to the ground. 
May 26^ iQoy. This morning we boys were planting spinach in the 
shade. We made three furrows in the second section’s ground. We 
planted squash and corn in the sunshine. The squash and corn needs 
the sun and the spinach needs shade. We then sat down and read 
"Alice in Wonderland’’ under the trees. 
Alay 29^ 1903. I noticed to-day our beans were very large, and our 
peas, radishes and lettuce in the second section are up. The peas look 
like this. 
June 3^ 1903. I went out this morning to look at the garden. The 
spinach, corn, squash and the peas are up. The peas were up before, 
but the leaves have come out. The beans are up about three inches. 
The soil has been very dry for a long time except on Friday when 
there was a little shower for a few minutes. 
June 6, 1903. My garden. No. 18, Second Section, has planted in it: 
peas 
turnip 
beans 
squash 
onion 
parsnip 
lettuce 
cauliflower 
cabbage 
radish 
cucumber 
