The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-07-28
A RICULTU RA l..
From the Granite Farmer.
G A R D E N S.

.l Willis IL must be acknowledged that an
evident improvement baS been IN prog'ess
for The lasi few years, ii this department OF
agriculture, sill there are some poiIiis on
d which larners are s,ill very deficient. The
m0si apparent and important, euor Is in The
selection OF mauures. Occupying as farm.
ers usually do from year 10 year the same
plot Of land, aud paying 100 lille attention
TO the destruction Of weeds, the soil IS loo
often filled with their seeds which are ready
TO take advantage of every summer shower
TO send up their thousand shoots to stop the
grow,h Of valuable plants aud continue the
Z evil by producing millions OF heads TO re-
produce their kind. The evil often COM
meuces in The frs, instance with Tie ma
nure. Generally taken from The barn yard
(,he receptacle Of all The weeds aud vegela
BILE rubbishIof The fields) i, contains an
abundant supply Of roman wormwood, soI-
rel aud other noxious weeds, and which
are thereby conveyed TO lhe garden 10 vex
the farmer aud his sons, who mus, leave
their hayiug occasionally to couiha, this
progeny, or witness ibe prosiiaiion Of all
their hopes Of a good garden.
The hes, and mos, profitable manure for
garden is undoubtedly compost which
'y may be made iIom the sink spout and the
prvy. Too lille attention is paid TO these
two sources of fertility aud much OF their
yiriue Is lost by want OF proper construction
of buildings aud drains. The prvy should
be furnished with vault a, leas, six feet
by four or five and al leIst four feet
deep and extending back from The build.
ing three feet aud properly sioned or plank
ed up aud covered outside the building with
a door made OF matched boards slopnlg so
4 rs 10 shed off the rains, and hung with strap
hiuges 20 the back side OF the building go
as 10 turn up aud be confined by a button
when desired. The bottom OF this vault
when completed should tie covered with a
few inches ofdry swamp mud (Which should
be kent under cover foG the putpOse) and
the door closed for week when a few
shovels full more should be added aud so
through the season. In this way fine
mposl is formed (which is by no means
disagreeable 10 usel a great many vil'anous
and unhealthy scents avoided and the soTely
disasreeable job (as now praclicedl OF clear.
ing the privy ia the spring ut II chance TO
be so fortunate as 10 be cleared once yearl
will be made us easy aud agreeable as any
oiher work about The farm, In This way the
vault would probably be filled twice in a
year, which would make nearly two cords
OF the choicest manure, also.elher superior
10 barwyaJd or stable manure, being strong
er and entirely fIee from the seeds OF weeds
aud noxious plants.
Nearly as much more, or quite, may be
male from the sink aud the suds from The
weekly washiugs, aud the blois OF dirty
pools Of dish wafer around the farmers
dwelling be blottrd ont forrer.
81 For This purpose "a square vault may be
sunk in the ground say Two feet from the
sink, eight feet square aud four feet deep,
covered with lieh, roof slopiug each way,
one side OF which may be raised AT pleasure
10 throw in dry muck occasionally, and the
whole taken of, by two meu and laid aside
whea the vault is TO be emp,ied. ln,o this
by covered drain may bee led the sink and
washing water and the same course pursued
in regard to filling wholly with dry muck,
as s'pursued with the erivy. This would
furnish another two cords OF excellent, ma
nure than which aone is better Tor garden,
+, being (as in the other casey entirely Tree
from seeds or weeds. .
%, And Sho dares 10 say, that the above
would no, be paving operation The
cd exceed two dollars, aud the care OF the two
vaults could be called next TO nothing, or
Teckuned in the same Category with feeding
ihe chickens or pigs. - ..-..-.... .r.
Next to the neglec, OF The proper manur-
ing OF garden, must be placed the almost
universal neglect Of any succession OF c'ops
oflhe same kind in the farmers garden -
Mos, farmers are well satisfied IL they car
get their gardens plowed by the 6rs, oj
o. NAV, aud then rs though il was some disa
grseable job. they plan, il all off at once and
ihink bot little more OF il uuiil some cloudy
or rainy day, when they cannot work con.
yenienlly in their fields, iheu between
showers the worst possible ,ime) they will
take hold and hoe them, and il IN progress
,oi time they ge, Que or two meals of peas,
some half dozen ditto Of beans, and corn
for boiling for the space ot two weeks, they
feel very. well conien,ed, and really sup
q pose that they have had quite nice CUR
den., 10. S.r is...e -liE .-r-.,
, Now take one OF these good farmers aud
send him on business 10 one of our cities
s. where ne will find al n hotel on the firs, 81
3 June nice green peas, iradishcs and lettuce,
4 with wha, a zs,t he will enjoy them, and
how he will dwell upon the matter TO M
good wife on his return, never once dream
ING ,ha, with lirle care and attention ne
q NIGH, have all these things from hls owT
igNdea and no, only this, bot that OF allie
luSu,ia,ing upon beans for weeks in lh'
succeeding month Of July the he could en-
Joy the returning luxury Of late planted pea
and even IN the later month Of Sept. hav,
sirins beans as nice aud clisp as in July
and corn for boiling month later.
Although every one enjoys green We geta
bles a, all seasons, siill E,fmets VINO hav,
4 every facility for so. doing a, leas, SIX months
~ sofihe Twelve. seem perfectly con,sn,ed will
epjoying them for three months, and res
satisfied The other nine with their boile,
beef, pork, and occasionally varied viii