Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-10
G. A r D E N | n G.

Gardening time is close upon uS. A"u
WHY should not farmers have as good gar
dens as villagers? We always expect
when we see large enclosure attached 10
a village residence, that we'll cultivated
garden will be found within it; aud why
should we not expect the same on every
farm2 There is no good reason why
But sadly different, in many instances, Is
the casei You see often The large farm
and the small farm well cultivated, and the
garden almost entirely neglected. Is the
latter of less importance in lis place than
the former? By no means. DO the lar
mer aud his family relish the products and
fruits of the garden less than others, when
they have them! Not al all. Then why
this neglect2 1t proceeds entirely from
mistaken estimate of horticulture. The
products of the garden are deemed OF llttle
moment. and those ofthe farm every thing.
All hands are hurried and driven day at
Ter day on the farm, and the garden, which
perhaps has only wretched little bed or
Two. is often permitted TO goto weeds, IN
less cultivated by the poor women, who
generally find their hands full with their
children and domestic laoors. Never was
there greater bunder than this IL the
cultivation oflhe earth. There Is nothing
furnishes a richer amount of healthul and
delightful sustenarce TO a family than
good vegetable garden. Indeed, some
families with very small garden spots, who
carefully cultivate them, receive from them
their chief support. Go into their dwell
ings when their tables are set and you may
see a pTofuse display of vegetables; and,
perhaps, on entering the house of neigh
| boring farmer about the same time OF day,
and though there be an abundance of
meat and bread, the display Of vegetables
will be lean aud stlnted!
A little judicious expenditure OF time
would enlireIy correct this lncongruIty,
and furnish to every farmer a rich and
delightful table of vegetables through the
year. In the first place he mus; have his
little garden spot fenced off with rails, if
he is not vet able to do it with pickets.
| 1t must be a separate enclosure from the
res, of the farm, AMI kept SO faithfully.
He must appropriate day 10 ploughiag,
/ and preparing, and sowing his earliest
beds-no matter " hat the hurry of bust
ness After these are done aoell, as the
season advances, and the time arrives Tor
putting in the later vegetables, If he cam
not spare time in The morning, let the team
stop in the course of the day, and letthem
be well finished also, and the business is
done until wedding time When this
comes. an hour in the morning early tor
two or three mornings IN a week tor a
very few weeks, will keep the beds per.
fectly clean, until the vegetables are I'll
for the table, aud then what will be pre-
+ scented Zone of the finest spots on the
whole farm "a luxurlant garden, from
whence rich and healthful trea; may ot
!, gathered = rendering comparatively bu
llule animal food necessary, and furnish
ing decidedly the most economical as wei
as pleasant living for a family.
To those farmers who have been 10 the
habit of getting along for years with
) dwarfsh, halt-cultivaled bed or two for 8
garden, try the recommendation here Civ
, en- for one season, and we are sure you
, never need be urged to il again-for The
advantages will be SO sensibly felt, that,
the two, the work of the farm will be rath
er suspended for day, or part OF day
f # necessary, tnan the garden should no
be seasonabIy and thoroughly attended to
: A spot on the north side of the garder
: nav be advantageousIy kept as temper
D ary nursery tor choice fruit trees, (sucf
: as cherries, plums, aud pears,) as they
NAV be obtained from time to time iron
r neighbors and acqualntances, until per
5 manent places may be selected for thei
5 future location. Having paid good dea
). Of attention TO trees aud agriculture, W
!. write from observation and experience
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