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g at a big, good looking fellow, who had dropped quietly in

tired of the town and am gl

as you are. Is Phil

For Peter had impressed Philip with the fact that he

discussion, and two appl

ke in Albert. "May

d Jay, "you'll get applications al

bashful lad, and began. "'Will the Junior Garden Club give suggestions and practical h

hat's white in her! Expert

do about this?"

egan Jack. "There surely is no other

," murmu

to vote for these officers," suggested The Chief. "Suppose Jack and Philip tear up slips of paper an

hairman have to

a meeting to order and pr

very busy with paper and pencil.

Albert has four for secretary, and

said, "I guess you will

chimed in Jack to Albe

ing to order and let's hav

What shall we do about th

," bega

our feet,"

vot

rected The Chief

that we fix up

s?" and Jay look

," he r

ed Jay to The Chief, "I'm n

. All in favour say 'aye'; all contrary minded 'no'. It is a vote." Jay re

will read the

ned, "that the secretary should rea

hand those pape

d. "We girls wish to garden, too. We'd like to join your clu

if he were still reading, "Girls

do something,

er all spoil a boys' club. Why, i

one of their own,

ent things," c

could have them. But, I suppose, they might meet

get mixed up with that sort of thing.

ght," agre

properly and the gi

em a letter, Alber

A letter to tho

nd," said Jay. Poor Albert, not long before so proud of his of

ports so we can do a little experimenting

e'll have Geo

ny. As far as my old slope goes I have to pick all the stone off. Then I am not sure just how to drain it, for the rains from another slope above

rge has brought up some problems for discussion. In the first place-let us consider the dra

"that is what seem

s definite courses down hills? T

e gutters for the rain to travel along

ds the highest point, the greatest slope, of his land. From this point a gutter or

hall I dig

on a stone mass drains off properly. It would sink into an earth mass. Bring a little sketch of this with you next week, George, s

put on two inche

o put at least four inches

egan Philip. The bo

rge wishes to get anything from this old land at once, he must fertilize it heavil

ou know, George, that corn

en know wha

k, "he means cor

soil's goodness than others. Corn is one of these. Now, George, what do you think about planting a

ng, I should say. Will you s

toes and cabbage dema

I'll plant that entire

, suppose

now this-that I have to dig out my whole garden spot and fill it in. So I thought I could get a start with the coldframe while I was working at f

owers?" as

xt winter. Then, too, I think sunflowers m

ys then. You measure the space where you are going to put the frame and ask your father about the lumber. As lumber is your father'

I can," pr

ter," s

is to be ju

oes!" jeered Alb

I'm for potat

I suppose his potatoes will turn i

strawberries. Mr. Marsh, on the Longmeadow Farm, has offered to giv

p will have his corn at grandfather's too,

may talk for bot

ur land. We had thought of putting a drain pipe in. It seems as if there should be an easier way, but we d

ile drain. Each one has worked out of the other. The simplest sort and the one man first used is the open ditch. A piece of land was covered with water. A d

n, then earth filled in over this. Water percolating down through the soil followed along these drainage courses. Formerly it settled in spots and made boggy

t in the country or where there is no need to think of utilizing every bit of land, the open dra

three types. After all, boys, since you can put

hink soil which has been under water for s

y be, you can sweeten it up. There is a cert

matoes." continued Albert. "We believe that the

tain varieties of onions. That is why, I imagine, you thought your soil good. You must get this soil into better garden condit

know what you

. The yard is a long narrow strip of land just like most city backyards. I thought I'd make a walk straight through it. I want a littl

might go up to the city and help Philip ma

mured Jay, "if

lant. Be able to tell just how these seeds should be planted. Also have the dimensions of your plots. Jack will bring some soft wood along,

hief," said Albert pretending to w

ed Jack, playfully shoving A