Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-04-14
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
Garden w ork.

should be pat in good repair, so that the
sork can be pushed forward rapidly when
,ba spring opens. Farm implements
sbould be carefully examined, and neces-
sarv changes made at once SO as to avoid
delay when the work begins,
THE vegetable garden is frequently left
pnnlanted, because when the opportune
time arrives the seeds have not been or
dared Other kind of teamwork is accu.
ynnlating, so the planting of the garden is
mt off for few days, and finally forgotten
mill too late to remedy. This careless
NAV of carrying out the details Of the farm
or Garden will, in the long run, prove Sc
v;o1s drawback to the success of even what
WIGHT otherwise be called good farmers.
There is nothing on the farm that will pay
better than quarter or half acre exclusive
IL devoted to vegetables for home con-
sumption.
Now is the time to make out the list of
card, Il seeds wanted, and send at once to
some reliable scotsman, so as to have them
on hand in full season for planting. For
those persons who are not familiar with
tbe best kinds and quantity necessary to
simply family of eight or ten persons. we
amend thefollowing list, which may help TO
guide beginners. or those who may want to
Stock their gardens with q good supply of
the leading kinds of vegetables Tor home
consumption;
With peas and bush-beans there should
be a succession Of paintings, say every two
ar three weeks until the middle of July
This will give an abundance of young peas
and beans until late in the fall.
Dwarf Beans-E Early Valentine, Refugee,
or 600 to l, and White Kidney; one quart
of each sort.
Pole Beans Horticultural Cranberry and
large White Lima one pint of each will
PLANT $50 nills
Beets-Early Bassano, Early Blood Tur-
nip and Long Smooth Blood; one-quarter
of pound of each.
Cabbage Plants Early Wakefield, or
Winingstadt, for early, and large fat Dutch
and Drumhead Savoy for late; 100 plants of
each will, if they do well, give an abun-
dance of cabbage for home use.
Sweet Corn-There are so many varis-
ties and they are SO near alike, as to make
it difficult to name with any certainty two
or three distinct kinds. Two quarts,
planted at two or three different times,
will keep the table we'll supplied during
the fall, and will leave enough to dry for
winter use.
Cucumbers-W White Spine and Long
Green are the best varieties for the garden;
one ounce of each will be enough for early
and late.
Carrot-Long Orange is the most popu-
lar variety, either for table use or for SALE
Bliss's Improved Long Orange is highly
spoken OF by those who have grown it.
Two ounces of either will be enough.
Caulifower-H Early Paris and Nom
pareil, Ihave found best and most reliable
about heading; one half ounce will of each
give enough of plants.
Celery--White Solid, Turnip-rooted and
Boston Market; one ounce of fresh seed
will give 5000 plants.
Egg-Plant-Th Improved New York and
Thornless are the best varieties, and where
the plants grow we'll they will yield from
six to ten eggs to each plant. Twenty-Five
plants.
Lettuce urled Silesia and Smooth
leaved Butter; small paper Of each
Musk Melon-Skillman' Fine Melted
and Nutmeg; one ounce of each will plant
so hills.
Water Nelon-Mountain Sweet, Noun
tain Sprout, and Citron, for preserves.
The first named is considered the best
One ounce will plant 80 hills
Onions Wethersfeld Large Red, Yellow
Danyers, and White Portugal; four ounces
will produce plenty of onions to keep the
table well supplied all the year.
ParSnip-Smooth Long White; one ounce
will be enough if the seed is fresh; it should
be of last years growth.
Peas Philadelphia Extra, Early Tom
Thumb White Marrowfat and Champion
Of England; one quart of each, sowed in the
order named.
Peppers-Large Squash and Bull Nose or
Bell.
Radlsh Early Turnip Scarlet, Short
Top, Long Scarlet, White Summer and
Black Spanish; these should be sowed at
different dates, in the order named, OF.
Of each.
Spinach-Round, Smooth-leaved; 2 OF.
sown in April will give nice green's in the
summer.
Squash White Bush. White Summer,
Crook Neck, Boston Marrow and Hubbard
one ounce Of the early varieties will plant
40 hills, and the same Quantity OF seed will
plant only 90 hills of the Boston Marrow OF
Hubbard
Satisfy This variety of vegetable should
\ be included in every well-stocked garden.
!. IS easily cultivated, and keeps during
the winter as well as parsnips. Two ounces
Will sow enough for family
Iomato-Smooth Round Red, General
H Grant, Testers Perfected, Cooks favorite,
Tor preserving, cherry and pear-shaped.
Iurnips-White Dutch Strap Leaf Red
Top, Yellowstone, Purple Top, Ruta Baga
Il Golden Ball. The first named is intended
ior spring sowing for sum ner Use. The
other varieties should be sown in drills
si'er early potatoes, peas, or beans. Two
h ounces of each will, when cultivated II
II drills, produce an abundance of turnips
Inc long white Cow Horn is grown extern
slYely in dairy districts, for feeding cattle
uarng the winter and spring months. The
II .sed should be sown about the lst o
august on deep, mellow soil.
n Household Receipts.
III MoLAssEs CANDY. One quart Of mo