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��Stakes with Guide Lines for Hoeing Garden Beds

FREQUENTLY the gardening enthu- siast plants the seeds and then forgets all about them. When next he views the patch he is unable to tell the weeds from

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��A line around the stakes furnishes a guide for hoeing small growing plants

plants. Here is a sure plan that will enable him to hoe out all the weeds possi- ble without cutting the little plants. Always mark out the ends of each row with proper stakes, marking the stakes with indelible pencil with the name of the plant in the row. When hoeing or weed- ing time comes, run a chalk line along the rows from stake to stake as shown in the sketch. This will give a guide line alongside of which one can hoe as close as he desires. The remaining weeds, being mixed with the plants will, of course, have to be weeded out by hand to pre- vent their injury. — James M. Kane.

��A Combination Camp Kitchen Cabinet and Table

THE combination cabinet and table illustrated was the result of the re- fusal of my family to take a long outing unless they could carry some conve- niences with them. "Roughing it" did not appeal to them. The table will accom- modate four persons comfortably and extra compartments may be added as required.

The box is made of }/2-\n. material 30 in. long, 14 in. wide and 12 in. deep at the sides, and 12}^ in. deep at the ends. There are two hinged wings, each 283^2 in. long, one 18 in. wide and the other 13 3/2 i"- wide. These are hinged to the upper edges of the side boards. On each end of

��each wing is an L-shaped piece of metal 3/2 in. wide and ]4 in. thick. These are fastened with screws, making the wings 29 in. long over all. These iron pieces are put on so that the end not fastened to the wing will stand in a vertical position as the wing hangs out from the box.

The cover is made of sheet metal with the edges turned down and the corners riveted. The inside measurements are such that when it is slipped over the top of the box it will fit snugly. The upper ends of the vertical pieces of metal fit into the corners of the metal cover when the wings are extended and wall prevent them from dropping farther than a horizontal plane.

The inside of the box may be arranged to suit the individual builder. On the ends of the box are fastened blocks of wood cut as shown. A metal strip is fastened across their faces to form a pocket for the upper ends of the legs. Two saddle strips are also fastened to the ends to slip the legs through as shown. The metal cover has two clips fastened to

���A camp kitchen table and cabinet for mak- ing almost every convenience of the home

the ends. These clips project and form a hook to catch under the blocks for the upper ends of the legs, and hold it in place when folded for shipment.

When opened up as illustrated it pro- vides a raised table top and two wings. This leaves the contents of the box ac- cessible while at lunch. J. D. Boylan.

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