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; i hot practical men. Too many of them, if given 100 acres of the best 
_ tthe country, fully equipped with live stock and, farming utensils, could 
7 tun the business five years without putting a mortgage on the farm, 
‘enon 1s where much of the trouble lies at the present day in the education of 
ite eee boy. Too much of it is of the kind that educates him off the farm, 
of preparing him for his work. 
OVERHEAD NETTING FOR TOMATOES. 
‘comusrornenn of the Garden and Field says on this subject :—This is a 
| itak have not tried, but I know where it is used with success. A number of 
ire €s 2 inches or so in thickness, and from 18 inches to 24 inches long, are 
“pared and driven in the ground at intervals along the row of plants, thus :— 
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the The stakes are driven so that the tops are even and about 12 inches out of 
| teed and over the whole a piece of wire netting of 2 or 3'inch mesh. is 
‘h ed and nailed to the tops of the pegs. ‘Lhe plants are allowed to grow | 
| ansy, tough the netting and spread over the upper surface. I believe the plan 
| this ts well, and has the merit of being no trouble after being put up. In 
| one the growth of the plants is not regulated. I describe it for the benefit 
| mr ct: and am trying it on a row of plants. I shall, however, use a less 
if of pegs, and put crosspieces of batten to support the netting. 
| leave the tomato plants show signs of disease by an unhealthy appearance of 
| of §, or scabby fruit, they should be at once sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 
| hate, Teneth of 4 lb. of bluestone, 4 to 6 lb. of quicklime, and 40 gallons of 
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TYPES OF FURROWS. 
Is the THE RECTANGULAR FURROW. i 
fone, one most commonly adopted, a fair amount of surface is exposed, the 
Ws lie compactly, surface rubbish is well buried, and the soil of the furrow 
SECTION OF RECTANGULAR FURROW. 
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| Bigg thus allowing the water to run freely from the top to the bottom of the 
Ho THE CRESTED FURROW 
ih Ses a greater surface than the preceding type, and is therefore) more 
| iy greed by the weather, and is more easily worked to a seed bed; on some 
ere is a difficulty in making the furrows pack together neatly, consequently 
wy. 009OD 
SECTION OF TRAPEZOIDAL. FuRROW. 
