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6 When plant canteleups? The middle
of May on a furrow such as is made
for potatoes, well manured and raked
down, Cover the seed with sand and
have some to draw up around the
stems to keep off the striped bug;
flat culture is preferred to hills
and some plant a succession as
bugs prefer young plants.

7 How treat pear trees planted last year?
Clear the grass and weed away
and mulch

8 What is the best sweet potato for a
stiff soil. Conly Red.

9 How get rid of ants around a
rose bush? Try weak carbolic acid
water

10 How much cut back a Jacqueminot
rose bush? To six feet best not
to trim much

11 Is it too late to divide a Yucca? No.

12 Is it too late to plant asparagus?
Not if you can get the plants

13 Is it too late to plant grape vines? No.

14 When set out celery? In July.

Several persons had fine
young apple trees girdled by mice; recom
-mended to keep the grass cleaned away.

Some of our members had tried heating
tomatoes in baking pans in the oven and putting
up in glass jars, which are preferred to tin
and it is best to get new rubber rings each year