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, first or second week, plant early Cabbages.

In dry and warm weather take care to water seed-beds and plants lately moved; secure the  and pease from birds; destroy insects; and  out the crops in the seed-beds, if too thick.

At all times keep your garden clean from especially your crops of carrots and onions. Cut a small part of the potatoes with eyes for  the remaining part may be saved for use, Two  in each set are enough.

Dig the ground as soon as the autumn crops taken off; lay it up in ridges, that it may have  benefit of the frost.

It is of great benefit to keep bees. Three are often worth as much as your rent: they  but little attention; they should be watched  they swarm; and the hive must be covered from  snow in winter, and the heat of summer.

The produce of the garden will be in to the care taken of it; don't waste any thing  can be converted into manure.

Keep the hog styes clean; the hogs improve mo and the garden is enriched. To the mine of from the styes, add the decayed leaves of the, and what the hogs will not eat, such as  soot and ashes from the chimney and fire, the