Nebraska advertiser., 1861-05-02
written for the Nebraska Farmer.
Raising Vegetables.

The object Of The present essay Is more
TO DRIVE Instruction than tU Communicate
IL.
Being peculiarly fnud Of the vpgctal IL
which the English officer found Gen.
Marion ealing. when he visited bis camp,
went home, threw up his commission,
DE- cIurIng hr would not fight against men
VINO W. re content TO struggle Tor lIl erty,
without pay aud live on roots. want 10
kn.w meIaIng about their culture here
We could raise sweet potatoes IN the
east as big as my foot, aud as lucious a.
there Is any occasion for. But | tried II
here, in new ground; they grew too lux
urIauly, six feet, cut them off three times,
plenty Vi top aud small pO aturS. If any
one las surCeede1 we'll, lrI us hear the
rrsulI Of his experience. | apprthend #
sweet potatoes were put In old ground
tanned by manure, They would do well
with Us. As TO the cunmon escul NJ
never failed until last year, when the
drUulh was so disastrous To farmers IN
this neIghborhOOd. of having a 90, crop
Aud if any one will take good ,iz poIa-
rOes, cut ttIrm into pieces containing two
ale three eyes. let them coat them Ives
Tor few days before planting. Pl"w deep,
pu.verize we'll, then mark out. put long
manure In the furrowS. an essential pOInt
,v,u III the lest ground, drop your Pota-
toes, three pieces in Il Till, or, It III The
duII seven inches apart. cover not loo
deeply, uend well, and my word for II, It
the season Is favorable, you will soon hear
the ground crack, AID cry, Lay
uver' and sre snch crop aS you have
seldom witnessed.
A good kitchen garden IS 4 great part
Of a iamhIy's living. yet how few ol our
armer, attend 10 II. Beyond raising
IuruIps aud potatoes Ihey seem 10 have no
idea; The rest Is left 10 the women, aud
dos not ueraIly am un' to nfach. The
farmer who IL particular 10 having good
vegetable garden, can al all times have
an attractive tatle, sci oft not uuly with
ihe subsIanrals vi life, hut gracrd with
Celery. Egg Plant, Rheubarb Pie, Sal'l-
fy, sc And these. with sweet, cool milk,
newly laid eggs, butter, aud the other
avpurlenance>. OF As the yankee says,
-axings." found al judicIOus farmers,
render his condition an euviable ore.
may, in a fu'ure communication. say
something on shade trees and shrubbery
must however bid farewell to my in-
dugrnt readers for a season. as spring
business requires attention. If they have
been III any respect benefutd by my lu-
crubatiOns, am repaid for my Efforts. IN
promoting the interests of the terrItCTy ;
and trust others. nay. all, ThO are ca
able, will lend a helping hand IN this
matter. Plutarch. when asked why he
lived 10 a small town, replied-"That II
NAV not become still less by my leaving
it," We 1--we IN a sparsely settled region,
and i Is our duiy 10 do all we can to en-
courage emigration. To let the public
know that health and fertility are nowhere
to be found in a superior degree than
lh. Y abound here; that our population Is
generally noted for sObrieIy an gUOd
freling; that lhraarevolver AID long knife
are seldom called into requi>HIOB. as they
frequently are in some paris; while the
sythe and cradle are swinging IN peace
and Prosperity.
Finally. fIaf Nthrassa Is destined 10
fed h,r mI'iois; 10 spread her iron
way fu rhr mos, remote parts Of the
.ar,a Nar wili j. be- long before the
i..u u.rs v.l b. seen emitting ire aud
,u,ok- l7rm hl~ no>lrIi aud ~ heard