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replant I had to wait for a good season which came at last about the first of June but by this time most of my plants had given out, and I did not have enough to complete my garden so I got some from my neighbor, but they were not good. When they ripened they were about the size of a hickory nut. Of course this caused waste for I could not can them but I preserved a few before they ripened.
On the day (June 2nd) I finished planting my garden I found my first bloom and tomato.
About this time my garden was ploughed with the cultivator and I worked them. As they were so very grassy it took me a good little while to grass and work them. I worked very early in the morning and late in the afternoons for about a week and finally finished with the