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I joined the Tomato Canning Club because I thought it would be helpful to me in learning more of the work as well as making a little spending money, and the pleasure we would have with our work and being with the girls.
Every girl wants some money she can call her own, and this is one way she can
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make it.
Just after I joined the club, I received a letter from Mrs. McShimmons [?] welcoming me as a member.
She sent me a club button of which I am very proud.
My garden was in a low place but not near any streams of water.
The plot was 132 by 33 ft. It is black loamy soil.
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The plot had been [?] in Crimson Clover and oats during the winter.
After cutting the clover and oats off, the ground was cut with a disc harrow. Having cut it several times it was plowed deep with a two-horse turn plow.
After turning I used about one-half ton of stable manure and then harrowed and disced [?] untill [until] the soil was pulverized and well mixed with the manure.