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Show HINTS ON EARLY GARDENING 0. M. Osborno of tho Idaho Experiment Experi-ment station gives tho following excellent ex-cellent hints on early gardening: 1. This is tho tlmo to start or.loi. U. Havo the soil as mellow as 'for onion seed und plant them three Inches Inch-es npart und from two to three Inchoo deep. 2. Sow peas, lettuce, radishes turn ips, small carrots, onions, fall or wiii-l ter celery, spinach, snllsfy and pars nips. 3. Set out early cabbago plant putting them In deep enough to cotcr the steinB. Remove about a third of the tops before transplanting. CoCi" them with newspapers every night un til tho weather becomes warmer. J. Never set out plants ot nny kind when tho soil Ib muddy. S. Aspnrngus beds can now bo started. If you wish to savo one or two years, buy tho plants Instead cf sowing tho seed. Plant in heavily manured and deeply plowed soil. Thr-roota Thr-roota should bo set six Inches deep and the plantB for a family garden should be placed threo feet apart each way. C. Burn up all rubbish around tho edges of tho garden and In the fence corners. Remember that rubbish may harbor Injurious Insects nud fungous diseases. ' 7. (Jet your hand and bursa cultl vators In good repair, trr weeds never wnlt upon any mnii. |