The Washington union., 1858-03-04
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FFua Sir William Temple has observed that the love
OF gardens Is the only passion which augmenis with age,
and adds that all men eat fruit who get IL that
the choice is only whether viii eat good OF bad and
all things prodnoed in garden, whether Of salads or
fruits poor will eat better who has garden OF his
own than Iich man who has none
StrasuIzry BsdThey should be kept free from weeds
and grass well watered when in flower and when bear
ing To keep the ground always moist and the fruit
clean various methods adopted the favorite being
mulch of spent tan. IL keeps down the weeds Yields
tnnic acid keeps the ground moist and preserves the
fruit from dirt and sand.
Hard Tmes viii soon cease if the people will become
producers instead OF They must make the
Eldorada Of their future happy homes and competency
instead of the deiusiye prospects of speculation
We have a rich and smiling country. IL will pay from
the commencement Let people adopt the certain and
profitable business of farming, and they viii be happy
and truly rich.
Then go TO the woods, dig of wild grape
vine cut them into pieces OF about six inches long
your cutting into pieces of only at most two buds
insert the lower end, 10y the cleft grating
method into the piece Of wild vine plant il in the
earth leaving the bud Of the cutting just level with the
top of the ground Every made will grow and in
two years become bearing panis-
Sgaaale Many persons fail to get good squasies in
consequence Of the bugs making such havoc with the
Young and tender plants what they do being so
mutilaed and poisoned prevent their growth Va
rous modes have been resoted to to prevent these
ages but with little effect The squash is strong feeder
and needs rich and warm soil, and when il has these
and he kept of the the bugs there is no
difficulty procuring good crop The best preventive
however, of the bugs is to plant late The plants
quick if the soil is suitable and 20 with a rapid
growth.
The Phoyiafes.--LAnds which have long been in cul
ture will be benefited by the application of phosphate of
lime and il is unimpotant whether the deficiency be
supplied III the form of bone dust guao native phosphate
OF lime compost of flesh, ashes, the oyser-she lime
mari, if the lands need limestone. Iiebig says ..of
all the principles furnished to plants by the soil the pho
pilates the most important for the soil in which the
phosphates not present is totally incapable of pro-
ducng cereals.
oaage The cultivation of the cabbage for stock feed
ing has become quite common in sections Of
our country. That the cabbage is a valuable vegetable
for this purpose there be little doubt The specific
quantity Of lis actually aimentay matter is however
very inconsderable yet when fed in connexon with
other vegetables of solid and nutTiye quality
and which although they greatly exceed in this respect
yet inferior to it in volume bulk il subseves very
important and valuable purpose in the economy OF ali
mentaon, and aids materially by the stimulus of dis
tenton which it produces
Importation q Fsa Tex-Trees are imported in bales
and cases chiefly from France England, and Scotland;
and seeds are nyoiced by the Their aggregate value
for the season il difficult calculate but as the nur-
serymen chiefly import through single agency in this
city, approximation may he made The largest
nurseries in the United States in the vicinity Of Roches
ter, where there something like 1000 of young
fruit trees In process of culture single firm has as
many 400 At Syracuse there is nursery
of 800 acres, and very large TO be found ia
nearly all the principal western in Des Mones
and Dubuque, which recently in the heart of the
wilderness The destruction Of trees by the severity OF
the last winters and the rapid settlement Of western
lands but more than all the encouragement of the cul
ture OF domestic fruit afforded by the formation of
agricultural societies throughout the country
have given impetus to this business which is quite
precedented
lr.cSq Melons can he raised with all the certainty OF
the cucumber and the pumpkin sandy loan is al
to be preferred but any light friabe soil with
southern exposure, free from prevailing moisture, viii
answer The ground should he converted into a fine
tth ; the hills should he dug out to a depth OF ten
inches eighteen inches in diameter which should be fill
ed with onethird wellrotted manure one-ihird sand
sould the soil not possess any, and third rich earth
well mixed The hills should be from eight twelve
feet apart each way, and the seed five to hill
inch below the surface When the sprouts inches
high give them sprinklng OF wood ashes, while the
dew is after watering them and repeat three
four times This will drive away the insects When
they six inches high all bu! on three
vines according b the space between the rows and
fully put round not TO- the vines little guano. In moving
the weeds from the beds the vines should be disturb
ed the rootlets which supply the principal nourish-
ment to the fruit viii he destroyed Nothing more is
needed to yield of this delicious melon that
will astonish the uninitiated.
H1s Ca Lately, going to the country jsays the ed
or of Porter Spirit of the mes) to spend few weeks
with friend Of mine, i drove very handsome horse
and good un, but always ANNOYED about his coat
il like lot Of hristes than horse smooth
skin, and all the grooming he could get woudnt do it
good Ny friend, who Is great horse breeder and
fancie made try giving him few carrots every day
out Of my hand, saying that be would have good
smooth coat IN three weeks and he right for in
that time my horse had a beautiful sleek glossy coat
and all from eating few daily He tells il
is infallible.
Use Of Hen Manure Covn-l have been in the habit
OF using hen manure, applied in the HILL on corn for
number OF years with excellent take my hen
manure to convenient place. tsay barn floor and pull
verize il thoroughly then mix sxths ashes and one
sixth plaster with equal proportion OF the manure in
bulk, of both ashes and plaster After preparing nv
ground by spreading SAY rs loads Of stable other
good manure the turf, and poughing ii under mark
out my ground without either narrowing bushin and
then drop gill of the above mixture in each hill
either planting my close beside kicking a lit
lie dirt with my foot the mixture and planting di-
rectly il. row both WAYS three and onehalf feet
In this way have succeeded in getting fine crops i
generally about Is bushels of hen mixture
TO the acre but If used other to carry
out the crop would certainly at least 40 bushels
the same think most farmers miss it. in running over
nuring heavily they get the grain less ground
and make saving in labor and leave the soil in a better
state for stocking down.
T5naos correspondent OF the Genesee Farmer gives
his mode Of growing He forwards his plants
n hot bed house, and grows them pots un-
til they foot a foot and half high turning them
about the secol week ia Nav He plants them thr,.