The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-02

anu gu WILL nave IL always celebrated
crop is celebrated only once. Lesspruning,
then, and more extent on the trellis, more
air and sun, less but better fruit, and fruit
aMays-wood withstanding the cold and
disease~Snot absolutely, but to a good ex-
tent: Pinch. but pinch carefully, to get up
tenn must be in balance. Then there is
nothing one-sided; then>eyerything goes off
harmoniousIy. So does the>Xine IN Europe
proper 80 does it here to some extent SO
will it always if kept in its balance.>zJour-
nal Of agriculture.
FARMING IN SOUTH AMERrca.-A cores
pondent of the New York Herald, writing
from the Argentine Republic, gives the
following sketch of farm life in that region:
At one of these haciendas, called Vista
Flores, we halted for several days. Ina gine
Il tract of about twenty-five thousand acres,
fresh and green, in the midst of a desert,
with long straight rows of Lombardy pop
lars aud groves of weeping willows, and
the reader will have an idea of the estate.
There are upon it about eight hundred
cows, half as many oxen, five hundred
horses, and several thousand sheep. A new
mich COW and calf are bought for S.,
would bring $500 in the States, sells for
S25. Fifteen dollars is the usual price for
a good horse. Haciendas like Vista Flores
are scattered all through the western por-
ton of the Argentine Republic, to the
rivers and fertile districts of the east
Cattle and horse raising is the principal
occupation. Very little grain is raised,
more than sutficiency for the wants of the
section. The owner of one of these estates
which can be bought for about eighty cent.
(gold) per acre, sends Off across the plains
to fertile pampas of the South, buys cattle
for s and horses for So apiece, and puts
one, two or three thousand animals, accord
ing to his means, in his hacienda. These
fatten, while the haciendado eats and
sleeps and lounges in the shade. and after
few months he drives them over to Chill
through the mountain passes and sells his
oxen for $40 and $50 apiece, and his horses
for thirty and upward If life and property
were secure, every haciendado would soon
become a millionaire, but revolutions are
of monthly occurrence in these remote pro-
vinces, and the cattle herder is despoiled
alternately by friends and foes. With great
risk person may invest SIO,OOO in cattle
in the fall, Craze them until spring and sell
out his stock for S1W,OOO in Chill; but the
chances are that half his property may be
''gobbled' by some revolutionary party, or
be levied upon by a government that never
pays.
FARM AND FAMILY .GARDENS.-The ma
tive American race is one of meat eaters,
and our carnivorous propensities are quickly
adopted by0citizens whom we adopt. There
is no reason why they should accept our
every reason why we should engraft their
virtues upon the native American stock.
Germans, French, Italians, and Swedes, are
all famous for having good vegetables. If
the good wife knows how to use vegetables,
she will accomplish 4 great saving of meats,
both fresh and salt, and the meals will be
much better relished, and more healthful.
IT she does not know, there is the more
necessity for providing an abundance OF all
sorts OF delicious vegetables to put her up
to doing her part well. AT all events. then,
plant a garden-give it the best manure,
well rotted and plenty of it. Put it OH
three inches thick, and spade, fork, Orplow
it in. 1T will not make big hole Ill the
manure pile, unless one sets out to raise
vegetables enough for all the neighborhood
which might pay very well. Those wEo
begin now may with very little more Ia
Dor and the use of liquid manure have the,r
tables supplied quite as early as many
whose gardens were planted month ear
lier. Carry good farm practice into the
garden, and use good garden practice upon
the farm. The secret of good gardening, Is
thorough tillage combined with clean cut
ture and high manuling. This cannot be II
the soil is wet, and it can hardly De 'he
first year, if the soil is very SUN cay;
first brought under culture pet aimos5 any
other ground may sustain tine garden II
labor and manure be ungrudglnSly applied
at first The amount of labor Is really no
tax. if the garden only gets the odd minutes
which might otherwise be lost. The women
of the family, from the wife to Bridget o.
Dinah, will rejoice in an occasional opp,or-
tunity to gather UP their dimity and doaa
little wedding. Bridget and Katharine will
probably show unusual aptness at hoeing
cabbages,, caulitiowers, and kale. Only
take little pride in starting the garden
we'll, and the result will be favorable; tor
the excellence of its products, as soon as
lettuce, early beats, green peas, and little
sweet carrots, make their appearance on tne
table, will supply a motive to diiigent con-