The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-04-16
AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Farmer.
WORK IN THE GAgEEN.


As The time has arrived when every one,
who may feel a desire 10 provide ii, fam
lily with a plentiful supply Of vegetables
during ,he ensuing sea en-, shoGli brgru
TO pu, his garden in order, we shall ell
tleavor 10 attract a'iei ton To such things
as may be necessary TO be done 10 bong
about this desirable result. Etsi IS ia,
htalth!ul Injuries which arc secured t"
the table through the PROHIBITS ri a well
arranged and cultivated gard, N the and
able pride Of tie lerba'e of ones family
is gralified; aud especially is th's the ca,e
where, i addition 10 edlhly luxnri4ndy
growing therein, the Ia ~ oi The home
stead may poin, to the aowcrs of her
garden, as so many eviierceS of The kind
" regard onicr;ared towards her, and
her offspring by Him, in whom Ter and
their love i, bound np. There may he.
FOR ought we know. ldbors more highly
intellectual than those Of horticulture, bat
of this we are certain, that there are nuur
more spiritual in their relation to tn,
Great Au!aor Of oar Being, Is tolls and
its iaiIgnes serve, if property appreciated,
10 remind rs that the lir'l occupation a.
signed to man, was thai of lcnling a ar.
den-iha Il was in that cho,el spot he
was taught The lessn',, thai the sweetest
bread is earn,d by lahor--nor are there
any more pure. ar better calculated ,D
make man rontenIed with his condnloa;
for the very abundance With his table may
be supplied, fills his mind with emotions
ol gratitude for tie beslowaI of such rich
and refreshing worldly comforts, and he
rises from each succeeding rcpas, with
thanks in his heart that his lot had been
SO pleasant and so favored.
With this brIc(inlfc luc,io,, we would
be permitted to point out such work a.
should be Immediately set about.
Sowing Seeis.-prcpare border
with southern exposure BY manuring
literally with unformen!ed stable manure,
dig this in spade deep, rake the grouad
thoroughly, then put on a covering Of
well roued manure. an inch or Two deep,
rake this in well then lay OF your bJr-
der in suitable divisions, 10 receive the
different kinds Of seeds that you intend 10
SOW. Your bed being prepared, SOW
early and late cabbage seed, Eur
81 Smyrna, Eariy York, Petersen anil
Sugar Loaf-the large f|m Du'ct, the
Drum Heat and S00y, This embrace
ing early and late varieties, will secure \
continuous supply ofclb5ag,s for the table
or market, as the early kinds may be
abou! being used up, the late kind will
come into play. Having sown your cab.
bage seeds, or different sorts, SOW ashes
thereon with a light hand, then rake the
seed in, so as Ia cover Il EN- lightly, then
you must pa! the ground down with the
back of your spade. Ii may be well here
to remark that plant beds should no, be
shaded, but well exposed to sun and air.
When the plants come M, if they should
by lice, bugs, or orler insects, mix NJ
equal quantities Of SCOT, ashes, -four and
sulphur, and give them very slighl
busting with tie mixture, two or three
days in succession. Having sown your
cabbage seed, in the other divisions OF
your prepared bed, sow Tomatoes, Egg
Plants, CauiRowers, Broccoli. CsIery,
Lettuce seed.
Peas-Select loamy bed. and ma
nure it with well rotled manure, dig thai
in, rake your bed and lay it OH in drill.
4 feet apart, sow your peas therein
thickly and cover with the hoe, pAtlins
down the ground as yon proceed. Tc
secure continuous supply you can ei
,her sow early varieties al intervals o
ten days apart, or sow the early an,
late kind al the same time.
Early Poiafoes.-Thesc may be plant
ed as soon as ever the frost is out OF thu
ground. Sound potatoes must be Selcc,
ed, as i, is useless 10 plant those iuiecle,
with rot; aud, indeed, as precanti,nlr,
means, we would advise that ,fnr tn
garden cuturc) the seed potatoes shout,
be immersed in brine before being cut in
TO sets, and when cut lIllt they shlul,
be dried in ashes, lime or plaster. Il
planting the sets. after mlnureing tn
drills, we woulJ sprnkc a mixture o
charcoal dust, limn and ashes over thea
prior 10 covering them up. When the pa
,atoe plants are an inch high, we wou
dust over them mixture Of equal par,
ofime, plaster and salt, in such quaint
~ as TO give the young plants a gent
busting. We do not say that this treat
ment will Protect the potaioe from III
rot, but il may be so, and is worth lrj
al.
Early TUyn;ps.-Towards the latte
end of this month will he n good time I
prepare bed Tor early iurnips. FJ
this crop a compose made of 6 parts Gov
dung, Of lime, OF ashes, will be tn
best. Mix tie whole Thoroughly togath
Ell, by frequently turning over The mss
then spread one half Of the compose q
she bed and digi in the depth Of tn
spade, rake the bed well, then sprca
the other half and dig it in half spad