The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-22
THE GARDEN IN APRIL.


Little is gained, but much vexation
and disappointment result often from
planting tender vegetables in the gar
den or elsewhere too early. The ground
must have time to thaw, settle and be-
come warm; and If the garden is nat
urally we'll drained, or has been under
drained thoroughly, these conditions
wise. Having so often urged the neces-
sity or importance and economy of
good garden in connection with the
farm and household, 1t Is unnecessary
to further allude to it here. Those who
have enjoyed the products of a we'll
managed garden will not need further
arguments to convince them OF Its 1m~
portance. Those who have neglected
the farm for other general farm crops
and products are assured that good
garden aOiU pGy-pay in more than
one way, too. The requisites are
good sheltered, warm location,
with fair exposure to the rays of the
morning and mid day sun, warm, rich,
deep, well-fned soil, with plenty of
good manure, and a spirit OF energy
and perseverance not to be discouraged
at trifles, not inclined to put off a pre-
sent duty to more convenient time.
It is very easy to test the correctness of
this statement by trying garden, " 8
recommended, and keep rigid debt
and credit account with 1t, crediting
everything taken from it at its market
value, and charging everything laid
out on 1t; and at the end of the year
compare the account with that of any
field crop, without taking into the &C.
count the great degree of health you
and your family have enjoyed from
having vegetables, &C., fresh from the
garden, instead of those bought in the
market after having become wilted aud
losing their freshness, or from having
been raised by yourself instead OF
others.
Many gardens in the country will pay
we'll for Undertaking. Soils are ben
Gifted in many ways by undertaking.
Thorough understanding is often equiv.
alent to an entire change of soil and
climate, making the soil more porous,
sweet, mellow, warm, sc. A single
drain will often work wonders in a
garden, and 1t will cost but little to try
the ex periment.
With most farmers, early this month
will be soon enough TO start the hot bed.
Modes ofpreparing and managing them
have heretofore been given and need
not now be repeated. Sow seeds for
early and tender plants, and those re-
curing long season, such as lettuce,
radishes, eRg-plants, &c.
have always found it perfectly safe.
in planting beans, cucumbers, melons
and the like. 40 make haste slowly"
and retain the seeds In the house till
we'll into May, when we have settled
warm weather. YIN. II. White in Neto
England Farmer.
FLOWING.
In blowing, see that the work is we'll
done. Let the furrow.slice be fairly
turned that the decomposible matter
contained in the roots may be perfectly
inhumed, and secured from the vast
ing effect of the atmosphere. This 10
very important. If you apply dressing
before breaking up, too much care can
not be exercised in the accomplished OF
this work, as upon its efficiency will
depend, in a great measure the success
OF the subsequent undertaking. No
baulks should be passed over; what the
plowshare leaves should be turned over
with the hoe or hand. May plows per-
form their work imperfectly. In the
first place they do not detach the fur
rowsslice at a proper angle, and then
instead ofinvertingi it, they either "stand
1t on EDGE" or break it in pieces. I'M
plimeRts OF this character are worse