The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-10-11
agricultural.
Take Care Of Gardens in Autumn.

The labor expended and crops produced
in farming depend very much upon the
system Of management adopted. The land
in too many good gardens has become so
fouled by weed seed as to make the labor
Of wedding us much rs the crops are worth.
Those who have not experienced the dltler
ence in the expense Of taking care OF gar
den kept clean OF weed seed, and one tl'nt
is not kept thus clean, can duly appreciate
the importance OF cleaning otf every weed
in the autumn rs fast rs each crop is har'
vested. The ground should he lightly hoed,
over and the weeds all carefully raked oil.
Ifthere are perennial weeds and grasses
these should be taken out deep enough to
have all the roots removed. Then if the
garden is manured with well.rotted com.
post, or other manure, free from hay AMI
weed seed, there will he comparatively very
little labor in taking carr oftha future crops.
This should be done, if possible, before the
weed seed is ripe, and before the irosts kill
the weeds, otherwise the seed wilt shell out;
bu, f the land is raked most fsnch weeds
will germinatc aud be destroyed by tho ap.
preaching frost.
The weeds when taken of, if ripe, should
not be carted to the hog or cattle yard IL
partially green and the weather warm they
will when placed in large heaps soon fer
ment and become humid and the gerini-
Mating power Of the seeds he destroyed by
fermentation. livery green and free from
seeds, they may he ploughed in to great
advantage Every garden should he plough
ed in the fall. unless liable to he injured by
being washed away by the foods. The
weeds may also be burned, which is most
advisable.
Gardens require very deep cultivation,
and should he subsoicd or spaded and have
manure worked in plentiiiily. This may
I've done in autumn. Trees, and asparagus,
&C., may often be- transplanted in the late
autumnto advantage. The largest number
of pear, apple and peach trees we ever
transplanted nj one time-about 5O0-we
trnnsplanted in Octobed and November.
The suriace,of the ground before we finish.
ed was even frozen, and we were perfectly
successful. There is u reason for this. We
had chance for a better selection OF trees
in the autumn there was less hurry at the
nursery and on the farm, therefore the trees
were taken and transplantcd with more
care, and the troes were but short time
out of the ground, and the earth settled
about the roots. Trees obtained In the
spring are sometimes taken up in the au-
tumn and their roots imperlcctly covered in
trenches through the winter, and from the
press Of work in the spring the labor OF
iransplanting is slighted. Much labor in
the garden and IN trunsplaniing trees, per-
ennials, &c, may be done in autumn
which the pressure OF spring work prevents
so often beiug done, though long Prcmedi-
tated.
New gardens may now be laid out and
much done toward their preparation for
seed in the spring, There is time enough
in autumn to do this work thoroughly to
fence, lay out the walks, transplant most
trees, plants, &c. Will farmers, who have
no fruit or kitchen garden, avail them.
selves Of the opportunities which autumn
affords for the execution OF those old rusty
resolutions about having good garden,
which they formed years ago, or will they
let procrasiination forever cheat them ont
of its economical and delicious Injuries, till
old arc palsies their energies aud their chill
dren desert them, because there Is nothing
good To eat on. or To endear to them, tile
good old New England homestead'
Farmers, this subject is worthy Of your
attention. Good living, comfort, happiness
and cheerful, endeared home, aud your
positive duty to improve and appreciate oil
Of Gods bounty, and tn promote your own
your families and your country's welfare,
demand no less than this at your hands.
Men and women before marriage nrc as
figures. The woman is the cipher, and
counts for nothing ill she gets the figure Of
a husband beside her, when she becomes
ofimportance herself, and adds teniold TO
the sum Of his. But this. it mus, be oh.
served, occurs only when she gets and re-
mains on the right side Of him, for when
she shits from this position, he returns to
his lesser estate, and she TO her original in.
significance.