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Show LETTUCE EASY TO GROW. 1 Growing lottuco Is about the easiest thing wo know of In garden work. Sow good ppod In the hot bed early. When the plants show two leaves transplant them to cold frames and Just as soon as the ground is warm set them In tho open bed in rows about 1 1 inches apart in order that the wheel boo may bo used In cultivation. culti-vation. The plants may be sot out between rows of early cabbage or cauliflower as they will be out of the way before tho lattor crops como up. If set along plantings one week apart will glvo two or thrco crops beforo the Jiot weather comos on. The fall crop Is always profitable and can be raised from seed in tho open if shaded with anothor crop or light canvas awning whilo tho sun la hot. The soli must bo light and very rich with well rotted stnblo manure. A light application of nitrate of soda In tho rows after tho plants aro well started will cause rapid growth. Xcxt fall, say In Soptembcr, sow your seed In the open ground and transplant to cold framo In October and nurao thorn along thiough the winter. In tho south tho plants may be left out of doors all winter. Always plant In rows and glvo good cultivation. This means you will be able to ralso large, vigorous heads. Find out what kind your markot wants most and raise that variety. The solo object in raising early lambs Is to produco a fine animal of good size and flesh and get him to market at the earliest posslblo moment. mom-ent. To do that requires good feeding, feed-ing, good care and good management from tho tlmo ho is born until he Is sent to markot. An old Elm tree was recently cut down near Oldtown, Maine. The tree was four feet and four Inches at the butt and 121 batoau knees wore rut from Its branches and sold for $27.50 Five more cords of wood from tho troo cold for 35 per cord, |