The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
For The Clarion.
Make "a Good Gnrdem mnd Save
Seed.

YAIDES, Miss, Feb. "a, 1871
Editor Ciqri0H:-A productive gar
den requires abundant manurIug.
For vegetables, cultivate with the
plow-appropriate 10 or 20 ieot across
the entire plat OF ground for forcing
beds aud for such things a. forbid tle
plow-coyer the remainder with 4
thick coat Of fresh stable manure such
as has not been exposed 10 the sun
or rain regardless OF any particular
number Of loads. IL being properly
scattered, take two mules. good
turning pillow, with faithful plowman
aud turn IL under 10 the depth oflo
or u inches. Then harrow each way
until thoroughly pulycrilcd. Then
with one mule and "a lIghtplow throw
| up beds in width 90 suit the yrvrfa-
Dies designed 70 be placed there. INC
rows should ran entirely across The
garden, leaving a walk GA thc iunrr
and outside. Plant each vegetable Boa
its own rows SO that the pillow will not
be impedcd by pea Or bean sticks
forcing the mule o. turn back before
IL gets out Of the row. After thc veg.
etablcs are up aud worked once with
the hoe and q narrow shovel pillow.
deposl. within three Inches OF each
plant, on each side. "a tablespoon fun
OF Peruvian 6uano and Land Plaster,
equally mixed. This should De- duu0sa
tied % the depth Of three inches and
covered to prevent the escape OF tho
ammonia. This plan thc past season
gave us ON one aud "a quarter acres Of
ground more vegetable than would
have supplied half dozen families with
almost every variety of vegetables
desired, with less tro.bie aud labor
than ever before experienced Boo par-
deuii x. This T. purely o. vegetable
garden aud should not be- encountered
with shrubbery, the yard being the
proper place.
The good wife being supplied with
an abundance Oi vegetable. without
iretting after the cook and huusD-guuR
ON the old plan OF pcrpCtuully huruKt
she In her turn ought 10 look to the
saving OF seed for the incoming year.
We buy Of tie Yankees IommHttu,
Pea, Bean, and even ~ ra
iced, with every other Kind We Culi-
yate, when there Is scarcely variety
that does not mature more perfectly
IN the South than Boo tbv Nouh. Dur
Iug the war how few fWl,d tu nave
yvou gardens, tor 30 wac mutc impui-
lhut Ihcu than nov. uiu WbNu uiu Wr
get our scrdf Tue tIDtl b.. Wr tattl
them AZ home, auu WY mot uu so
nov oar POTATOES WrIr large Huu
lnealy And hoD""3 said H wuIu about
uha seed being "ruu uut." Ih,u .Auu
could Had good gardens ulI over the
South. judging from the seed solid 300
THIS village enough money D. imuruu.
erly thrown away in this manner lu
the entire state every year. tO erect lad
Agricultural College and literally en-
low II, and II iu every other staten. lu
THIS, the same thing could br done
with the money uarlcssIy spent fur
garden seeds. This vii seem Il smnU
affair % many, but on reflection thous-
sands will agree with mr. We boz thp
south must learn and practice pcuuo-
my IL for example only. Tho duy for
extravaganza and wu5tcfulnp.s pls.od
away when robbed Ut oar wealth.
aud IL Is time We aud our mmilrs
knew and appreciated our trup sItuu.
Ion. Had tue present cotton tf1b
been sold AZ its usual price when labor
Vas abundant and reliable. three
ourths of the people OF che south
would have been bankrupt and
greatly fear the consequence will BON
'eturn 20 our old habIts 90 curtHIl La
'epetition Of evils with which Ihp IHrt
NO years have made us familiar
- ~ YOU lAiAL Allf affU NN the
south n a. goou, lf uut ptstrrnlla tu
hose sent from the North, / Know IA
of this vicinity. whose vie
as Northern woman, und truly un
lady, made DC "a rule 90 save
! large quantity Of seed every wear.
abelled la papers like those We get.
md placed them iu her husbuud's store
or the entire community. They were
old without the locality in Which
hey were grown, being mndc known
,nly 20 "a few who did not dlscioge mi
md anybody buying the seed WHO
worked their garden not only hnd
,lenty Of choice vegetables but awnrd-
ID credit 10 the merchant FOR his ~
ectiOns; and bis lady was by thm
means enabled 10 employ regular
ierman gardner. This lady and nor
husband have passed away but The
acts given BY me were from thcirlips.
writeyou the foregoing 90 put YOU
m the plan Of a cheap garden The
Han Of renewing seed / have nlWaya
lad an aversion o. as the extreme of
oily, when we 80 easily could rnvr nuy
uantity far better than the articles
Imported. C.M. VAmFy.