New-York tribune., 1868-08-26
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The drouth of 1865 viii be- long remembered
by tl,r. OF ue so more wildly perhaps, because Of
their than Then gains. Abundant crops Of wheat
aud hops uI of dpaohor compcnsaie the farmers for
Joss pasture, turup.. and Colds and thU garden
ers l scarcely hnd 800 ,rOt store ~ taio,s (which
of all Kitchen crops have alone wIthstoDd tc drouth
without srruus hauui. sb-i1ct"ry balance for the
total or partial i"-. cot almost every other crop Gahug
fu allow ;"r Tine icT".tNc values "i the suiIrri-
culuyatrd aHd tt relative areas over "mrh h~7 on gam
may be- spread, uTc Inclined to believe The losses NJ
Sine sIrdrrIs " Do" more ~.un' than the loss ." Tie
farmers hy iIc d.".lIt hu' t"' farmers h-S VII be-
largely feit. and WII Tell with LUTc lasting effect
upon the fortune. ~ thr country.
Considering tlr condition ot the gardens now, arc
al posed 90 ady.sc concentration ot energies % the
preservation OF timing, evidently worth Itur sacrifice
aud the complete abandonment oi subjects that are 10
fag gone 90 rum Chat there Wly be- some doubt n any
skill Of man -ayr them. forcNumpIc, We have lately
ysiicd garden whcro ru-es ihododeudous. and other
valuable ornamental piIls are pcp-hug for want of
water Ihe lHod"dcu'"7 are -o iat gone lhAt We are
vice j.. let them gu" II THIS advice is followed they
VIII not pcrh ally The more certainly tlah n tcy 10
c'iNe An uut"d Pu'uuF "I water ddIy' l"f me '.rt
too bad to admit OF remedy but 0n thc ether hand the
labor aud water ho" wasted Ii ih'H''iuu aithPH 10
preserve lhtf Nth'y may ht prei""'l upon VIC I''h,
which only need htuc Lcp 90 Keep them nearly nGht
uutl raIn occurs again Everything IN th' htthth duu
HOVER garden should 30" br dtat WIN III hl' way.
Wafer haS become as precious aS goh hdhst ana II must
be withheld given iu accordance with ugd estimate
of The pf"bahHty ol lts heut Us" u OF o'heINiF Inr
every drop bestowed where II can be o no use is dup
robbed from something that requires H.
Two important subjects CluIm attention DnV-hOw tO
preserve What have 30 thc form Of vegetation, and
how most rapidly 30 obtain tccompcnse Tor oar losses
the first point. again advise that watering De
performed much possible ln the after part oi the
day, and that everything ia the nature Oi mulch be
made the most Of We have secured many good crops OF
vogc blcs ls season boy ths pan aud lu scVCra! IN
stances only stun could obtain FOR mulchiue con
sisted OF green weeds and, strange tO say weeds have
grown tins -casOu tHistrS and chcnopOdums especially
II Is highly probable that We shall shortly have
abundance of rain Tho spirited cultvatOr Viii bc ready
FOR u when comes the siugaArd Will of course be too
lar behhdhaud ~ his WOr "a obtain the greatest possible
benefit In the garden TINS Is good inc for sowing
mrnIps, cndNe spinach, cabbage. cauhnowcr, Winter
onions. lcttuccs, and almost every nud of saadlug
few rows earliest sorts OF kidney beans and peas
may be Fskcd with fair prospect Of success. ON the
farm the great anxiety n Tor Winter and spriug feed
and such useful things Winter beans rye. Winter
yetchcs cabbage, rape subbe turups aud Italian rye
grass should have attention ~ the circumstances VI the
farm especially the nature Of the sO may require
Immense quantities. OF green food may yet be raised
slould thc qulcky, provided active and pru
resortcd 10 Tor making the most of Iho
lew adN dNntagcs now within reach.