The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-01-20
AaRng1 1lLnjURAM,,
Fom The Southern Cuilipator.
HI NTs FOR EHusEsEa UAEsY
GARDENING.

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year than you ever had before. Spade or
plow your ground deeper than us,n,l ans,
apply weli-rot,cd manure, which should be
thoroughly Incorporated with the soil. If
your garden is a stiff clay, or naturaliy loo
wet, be sure 10 under drain it. 1t maysneed
little clay Or good deal OF SAND, acc0rd-
lng TO circumstances. The application OF
lane will hardly fail4of dom mnciEgool.
Bc careful 10 kill all insects and Their lar
we as they first appear inssgfihg. Make
children search for them on Shrubs, plants
and IruIt trees, to destroy The parent breeders
early The season. Rsmembcr la, if you
were TO burn Irish mud sweet potalocs to ash.
es, The Latter lcontuin abou, so per cen,
OF Pur potash. Take The hint. aud mix
wood ashes with the earth in which a hill
sToi tubers expected 10 grow, no, forget
!, ting the manure
Onions are IL very nutritious, healthy We
ge.ablc, which we think, (pcrhaps c.ronc.
ously) may be raised in this climate from
the seed, il sown early on good land, and
fairly tended. Try them Make the rows
10 or Is inches apart. press. the earth firm
ly over the seeds, which should be covered
no. over an inch deep We have grown
many, and plant after this fashion. Take
long board: (plunk, with d astfalTght edge,
and place it lenglllwisc with The bed, So!
that lis edge will be where YOU design
10 have the first ROW of ouivns. With
large stick like rake handle, mark the
earth, following the slrai ghl edge an inch or
SO deep. Into tins drop the seed, while
standing Oil board, at the rate OF one in Two
or three inches in the row. Alier il row is
dropped, cover with the hand, aud press the
earth over the seed with the square edge O.
,sihe SslNl! board. With one 10 drop The seed, an
oIhss so coyer il, couple Of boys or girls can
Sassoon IS Dor plant ground enough 10 yield ~ bush
5, els OF good onions. Every body know how
10 put ontthessets or bulbs Of this plant.
One should Taisehis own beet, carrot and
cabbage seed, especially i if he. wishes to
grow large quansityEofsit these STA pie vege-
tables. We find at; The N6rttG that taking
one year with another; aboiiF3, 900 bushels
OF carro's or becls may be son u five
acre Held. They rolridi svaIyi5cheap food
iof man or beast, and espeeiail making
cows give milk, as we know from ssiybari-
ence. Drill them in rows offfofilf fWot6 81
leet apart See that your land IS rich, deetSs
ploWed, Is inchea,5a slsasl,) and linelyss
they are to Hy II iiiafe 4esztT us
horse gsssss ssss ss5s
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The small white bean Is an excellent crony
to prepare land forswheat. Several, ,Slrials;
under our inspection, has proved ihssb can
equal to clover ASA. rel oyai6r oi HE ss6il.
tyour cowpea isaa bteaiisi) IN you
not grow white beans for ssfRs fnafK fKet, and
make money BY the operation Plan, them
with drilling machine, can get
good one. Try TO Sraises napenty of peas,
and be sure 10 save y olIas ssed, that all wo.
man born NJ maysliays ia / they can cal, so
long as peastssNili grow and may be picked
green. \. ~ 80 sssss5
81 For Ss asparagus bed, and give i,
ssasessifig of salt equal to II hall gallon
ldaresrod ol ground, with some we'll
aroled manure ifit needeih it, Don't for
get cabbages: spinnage; nor any other gar.
den vegetable which should be planted this
month.
10y all mnans enlarge your frui,eries, bv
procuring new varieties, new scioas, or buds.
leach your sons how to graft and.bud, how
TO pune and train grape vines and raspber-
ries. The ladies should know how to. pro,
paga:e r"spberries BY Layers, ,how ,hey should
be trimmed and tied up to stakes. Perhaps
you all DO, and forthe prescntwe will skip
Owe; a good deal that might be said about
growing Strawberries, blackberriss, goose,
berries, curian,sand many olhersmaII gar.
den fruits; =, -,
T. The culture Of these things is quite too
amuch negiecic'i i'll every part of this money
attinggpuniry. AL the north it is all wool
lsss,Isand money. AT the South,
As NE y n9g Cotton and money. Mo
8 ,sneyi Ebolhsresions. Suppose
we SO lfnE,rfs k3gi,oE agriculture and