Show if the cabbage are slow about heading or the head lack firmness sprinkle with salt and water it the garden has been thoroughly cultivated early in the season there Is little weeding to be done yet a few autumn weeds will strive tor acy unless conquered one ot the most persistent now as earlier Is the chickweed which grows in such dense masses as to choke out everything else keep it cleaned out if thrown into a pile it will be decomposed in a few weeks into a light soil rich in humus it an early frost catches the beans before they are quite ripe shell scald and dry and they will keep during the winter an old blanket papers or straw used in protecting the tomatoes from the first frost may prolong them through weeks of good weather yet to follow it the cabbages are slow about head ing or the heads lack firmness kle with salt and water this will also tend to keep the worms down it a few cucumbers get too large for ordinary use before you discover them pare slice in cross sections an inch thick soak in salt water a few hours and make into sweet pickles they are delicious A few rows of strawberries along the edge of the garden will not require much extra labor and they will add greatly to the luxuries of farm life one man who tried the expert ment of seven rows last year reports seven bushels of berries this season because you have plenty of land do not think it Is of no value have you used your garden to the utmost capacity intensive gardening has already come where there Is most profit in the occupation if you have not applied this principle see how you can get more out of the ground next year dandelions are coming into general use in america for salad greens the flavor Is greatly improved by blanch ing the leaves to do this place an inverted flower pot over each plant for awhile before the leaves are gath ered this salad is greatly enjoyed in europe before applying liquid manure to plants the soli should be moistened by watering with clear water unless the soli is already moist apply the liquid manure to the boll without sprinkling it over the plants here manure is available a or more tied up in coarse sacking suspended in a tub of water affords a good nay to make the liquid after strawberry plants have borne the second season s crop remove them and plant some other crop on this land set out a new bed of straw bep rles from the runners from the old vines on another new piece of ground holland bulbs now are exported all over the worl dand it the demand con to increase either prices will likely advance or new territory will have to be found to propagate them viola cornuta ea somewhat resembles the single blue violet prodoc ing flowers freely on long slender stems making them desirable for cut ting the culture Is the same as that given pansies autumn bulb planting will soon be here make an early selection of the ones you want thus securing the best specimens planting la not to be done until the late frosts when the beds now in use will be unoccupied and ready for the bulbs beds planted this autumn will begin flowering almost before the snow disappears in this Is a good time to thop hughly clean the greenhouse to pul in new glass where needed and paint the roof and look out foi leaks plant sweet peas in the open ground next november and thus secure an early crop of flowers next year |