The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22
AGRICULTURAL.


Not only are all the weeds gathered that
have escaped the hoe in the cultivation of
the crop, but the whole ground is raked
over, and not a weed left to mature its seeds.
They find it pays in the labor it saves next
year. 1t is partly on this account that on
ions are cultivated for years in succession
upon the same land. 1t takes several years
to get the weed and grass seeds out OF the
soil, and to give the crop the full benefit of
the land. If the garden could have this
thorough cleaning up as fast as the crops
are out OF the way, it would make vegeta.
bles much cheaper. The peas are often out
of the way in July, and the weeds have the
ground the rest Of the season. The potatoes
and carly cabbage are gone in August, and
the weeds reign till frost comes. If you
must have q crop to induce tillase, put i'll
turnips. These will always pay where there
is a pig or COW upon the premises. But
with OF without cultivated crops, keep every
corner of the garden clean.-Americitn Agri-
culturist.
A FARM THAT PAYS $500 A MONTH";
Charleston paper gives an account OF the
success attained by Mr.. Derby, the we'll
known publisher OF that city, who purchas-
ed u fruit farm in South Carolina, couple
of years ago. He went vigorously to work
to make his investment productive, and the
Charleston paper says his profit has aver
aged $500 per month during the whole pc
Rod of his possession, this handsome income
pies, and grapes raised on his own place
There is no doubt that the Southern States,
at this time, offer extraordinary induce
ments for investment and for settlers.-Ibid
ODDS AND ENDS IN GARDENING.-A gar
den of moderate ~pretensions well kept is
more pleasing than a large and neglected
one, even if it be filed with rare and costly
plants. - Frequent going over the plants,
and attending to their needs at once is me-
cessary to order and neatness.. One who
loves plants will be daily among them, ty-
ing, nipping, propping, and making every
thing do its best. Tying materials should
be always at hand For vines and plants
thing else. Get a bright fresh piece, and
keep it where strands can be pulled out as
needed. Wettiug makes them sufficiently
flexible. To have the material always ut
hand, we cut up the strips into convenient
lengths for one or two ties, wet it, and place
it in a case made by folding q bit OF oil
cloth carpet. This can be carried In the
pocket of the working coat all day, and be
in good condition to use. In bringing into
shape plants that were disposed to- sprawl
too much, we have found Wllcox's Garden
Trellis very useful. For some plants this
makes too much show; al supports should
be concealed as much as possible, and we
use ring of galvanized wire, tied to three
small stakes, after the manner OF the trellls
made of hoops and stakes.
In flower gardens there is much small
work to be done, especially among bedding
plants before they cover the ground. These
are set SO closely together that no ordinary
implement will work among them convent
emily. We took a large kitchen fork, such
as is used to lift heavy meats from the pot,
cut off at the shank at convenient length,
! fixed on n handle, and found we had an eX-
cellent implement for working among such
plants. BY its frequent use the surface is
left in that open aud mellow condition SO
conducive to the health of the plant, and
the we'll kept appearance of the beds.-IOtd'