The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-03-02


culture wonll annually produce more
rrohi than four or tive times a. mncl'
land ia any Of the other crops OF the
farm. thousands OF our farmers s.ill
remain without kitchen garden even
taat i worthy 81 the name. II wouN
seem thai pecuniary interests. and q
regard ior the health and comfort o.
she family. would overcome the dis
llks III cultivate garden Int the
aversion he systematic care oyrfrides
An ,asse considerations. AMI the gar
dsa reaauo only IN anticipation. NJ
IN synr u4t " the way place. cnn-
sisfins ~ iew Tows OF potstoes. on.
ions. ad beets. and sage 100: "a
two. with Il swamp ~ weeds. whose
ony reieem'ng feature j., AZ the end
NJ ine season. the presence ~ winis
lilds N search 81 dairy meal "
seeds.
" ithout garden the winter diet
III tie family must be mainly confined
70 bread, meat, and potatoes. When
warm weather returns. the system re-
ouires less stimulating tocd, aud De-
mands cooling and juicy vegetables.
ire nom the soil sc; many farmers
have fio gArden--n not even 40 apology
for one knewa case where tie wife
Of farmer worth len thons AUD dol
lars went 70 a neighbor's garden 70
beg few fresh vegetables when com
pany wac expected. Thousands Of
farmers tables are rarely graced with
early vegetables, such as lettuce. rad
ishes, early beans, potatoes, and peas,
when they might be crowned with all
theSe luxnries peculiar 10 each sesson
BIZ a little labor and syste0tic care.
An observing gentleman from an
other State. 10 writing u me On this
subject, says ! No part of the farm
lavs AZ well a. the Kitchen garden.
Il well taken care OF. l do not mean
hy this that every farmer car make
money BY raising vegetables for mark
ct. 5ecause that il iinpracticable but
il il a svlf-eyident fact that a farmer
u.urs procure the support OF his faln-
~ from biz farm. q q we'll conduct
"a garden will produce more towards
this rhan any other part Of the farm
a. five times tile extent"
Its said BY medical men that veg
ciablps aud fruits as diet are condu-
Give 70 health, and as most people.
and especially children. are fond Of
gard.n NUTS. il is policy for every
farmer n provide plentiful supply
Fir home consumption. 1t would
hecm that People possessing All the
cun~eniences that farmers have, rs
regards land and leisure 10 take care
II a garden, would consume the lsrg-
at amount oi vegetable TODD, bnt the
truth i that more ID used BY the peo-
ple ia cities aud villages than liz the
same number Of land owners. Take
look among the farmers and il viii
10 found that che half VI them have
10 "a lens at all, or at most, little
corner in grain field. which is hal
overrrn with weeds. Others have a
place 81 apart for the purpose, pu
% not find time to do anything il
II until all The spring farm work il
done. thereby making it too late 4
secure any 81 the vegetables requir
Ing early planting. This il grea
loss when we take into consideration
that such things are relished mucl
more ID the hot weather Of June aus
July than later IN the season. VIVA
u more aggravating than 20 know
that ones neighbor has green peas
new potatoes, string beans, and th
like. and his own but just up, and al
through his own neglect in not plant
ing Id season: And the farmers
wives and daughters also feel the Il
feet ot this neglect, when, during th'
frat two Or three months, they hav
to rack their brains to know what :.
ret for dinner for when the men
weary with labor. come in from Oh
felds. their ssomachs are apt 10 revol
against ealt pork and old potatoe.
But II there are early potatoes az,
ether vegetables, there il no trcubI
in getting up good dinner that III
men can relish; and there are bu
few things more gratifying to ID
faithful housewife than 10 SEQ he
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