Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-05-04
VOLUME 6.
AG RICULTUR RAJ.
From the Iowa Farmer.
THE FARMERS GARDEN,

This is the month for preparing the
vegetable garden, and j, is duty that
no one should o, erlook. 1t is TO be re.
GREETED that SO many farmers pay SO
little attention to this branch Of farm e.
eonomv. A reasonable amount Of time
auS labor cannot be made to pay better
pe&uniarlly, than when expended on The
garden, and then il is all important TO
raise vegetables and to eat them, in or
der 10 secure good health 10 the family
and farm operatives. One. half Of the
ordinary bilious diseases Of the country
are induced by an eternal round of pork
and warm bread aud warm bread anc
pork. There are some families in
which even the conTon Potatoe is an
unknown vegetable.
A few years ago the dyspepsia was
considered knd Of fashionable disease.
in which i, was supposed tina. none
could indulge, excep. professional gen
,lemen and men Of sededtary habits.--
That is not the case now. Hard work
ing mer-sarmers and mechanics, are
frequently seen Frustrated with this hor'
rble disease or dragging themselves
about, monuments Of the evil effects OF
bad diet. If the history of these dys
pep,ics could be traced, It would be dis
covered that the primary cause Of the
disease was warm bread and an almos.
exclusive mea, diet. Can there be any
thing more hurlful. or unnatural than the
constant overlooking the stomach with
fat and sailed meats! A laboriDg man
is very ap, to eat whatever is set before
him, for his labor in the pure air cannot
ID to beget an appetite. But because
Ill relishes tina, kind Of food, j. is no evil
dence that il is The food bes, adapted to
his wants. or that his system will not.
finally break down under il.
Sow and plant vegetables, if you wish
10 secure good health to your family. If
you wan. 10 enjoy the Injuries of the
season tina, Providence benifcenlly in
tended that you should enjoy; sow and
plant vegetables. If you want your
body active and capable of enduring
fatigue. and your mind clear, sow and
plan, vegetables. If you wan, to save
many dollar during The year that would
otherwise be expended for preserved
meats. SOW and plan, vegetables.
There are an abundance Of men who
have no gardens a. all, and there are
many more who throw upon the females
Of their family the burden Of making and
tending them. We like TO see women
working in the garden. |. aids in devol-
oping their physical systems. They
are enabled to &c, few brea,hs Of pure
air. Wills, in the garden, which they
could not enjoy in the kitchen. over a
cooking stove, and it shows that they
have an appreciation of the best blessings
Of Heaven. But much of the work
abou, the garden is too severe for females,
and from which they should be re
liavec.
Hardly any one who has not tried the
experiment has any idea Of how much
is saved in the course Of the year in The
family expenses, by having snug little
garden. Reader, try j. This year, and
give US your opinion. Sow, even if you
have hut rod of ground, your bee.s,
parsnips. carrots, peas. beans and po,a.
toes-,end them well during the sum
mer, and see how much you save in
butchers bills and aposhecary bills
during the year.