The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-03
Written for the 10 urnaI !
New Gardens--Hoy to save L,

Such Il great number of LARGE tracts n,
land have been cut mn and cola ofr G.,
small f,,,,; :, v;sa;u:. ~
oD'"' uo'ius LUG las'
year, tue iormatlon OF new gardens is 9
necessity, which must be considered. AS
this necessity is now in existence II ia tbt
desire of this journal to thrown 90 ,nrot
I'LL. ona ''c"" 90 inuol
Nsn' a"u onei 10 inuch experience on the
SUBJECT as 1t possibly can.
The great idea TO be Wondered is The
economy of labor for Il mpst be admit,
ted that the man who produces ,nost Viii,
a given amount of labor ali thinas ho;,o
equal. is necessarily the snccosssn, ona
This subject which would fiji a volume
cannot be discussed here single idoo
connected with IL will be considpred and
as what will be said is the result If eyno-
rience. we hone. at least soma IF H.
readers of this Journal will have faith ond
be pro6ted '''- "-'
The form. in shape of n oarden h,.
much to do with the quantity of veoeta.
bles. that n garden will nrodrce from q
given amount of labor. and az land for .
garden on farm is aiwavs mora aim
dant than labor. the form which condnces
TO economy of labor shonld ho ado,,tod
even at the erDense of n little Iond
Stunning the Garden Is to be laid of y,
moro. il shonld he made tw;ce ~ thr "o
times as lono nc II il v;da Tn AZ, 49,
there should be but two walls or trrn;ng
rows in il which sbo,,ld ha nIocad ~ ~,
each of the lone sides rpnnino fro,,, ~, ~
to end IF circnnstancoS forb;a ~ ~
length in nronortion 10 breadth ond e. .Sa
garden shonld onnrovirnato s,,,as = sno
three walks or tnrning rours Wild =, ~"
quired--one on each Side as stated I in n The
first case. and one in the centre rrnn; nv
parallel with the others 8
The object Of this necnliar form, 10 H.
the garden NAV be worked from So. ~
last with horse-nower W. h,no os "
times stated in Conversations ~, t,,;s so LILY
iect. that man how and hnrsa ,rnn1s 1a ~
more and better work in two 800 u H. ~
the same man and how conld do with '4 4hn
ordinary Observation-Disclosures in . da wv" Inv .ne
if we had said three or f,nr DAVIS Il wo Ur.,
not have heen ain avs ygerot;or M " W." ..''.u
is. there are Soma veee,ohIas ,.hioh o :. u.n
he produced na,Gac1lv avoamt LII, Ian ~"
bnll.tonora nldw. an3 met H., WIN sHe
state this Nov 80 far 90 tho ,,,o ~ WI
is concerned 'G~ ,b 81 ,ar as .he w1od-wotk
plow: but he a,late from w Ii o Jno W.
virtues of the imnIement !. Sa.ia a., 'i ie
simply bar of tire.iron on ;noh "a 20
quarter thick three inches ,uide ana al" H., q
eighteen inches Iono t. should hn ~ ay0uS
leveIed: and inst bsfora tho ~ 800 Gua' ~ =;
formed il sbould he yidenod obort to,n 70
and half wider tban Tho y1sta H. ~ az.
point. II is screwed or at,a .J 49, ms
posts of the nlow in tho ord;norn 49, W. 'no
The reader cannot helm nerco;,;n S.c,
he makes a practical ddri rs ooso. -
some of the advantaooo 80 ~. y. ~
For instance its sbane snd sino s sn,S Piow.
;des Of coror;na ~ "ao slIe iorplus Inc
for This must falI behind = ~ VIII airt,
condition. Then if the borse !. mo11,iau
in the middle If q row ub;sS 70 % mais'hg
from two and a half to three saet VII ~
pillow is held in sIantino nos;tion ,uh; sIo
necessarily causes the nlate to mass nnanr
the vegetables thereby render;pa hanoft
which no hand Instrument conl5 ;nsr.s
Evervthino nlanted in tha oardon I'LL
be put in straight rows feycent s v;naS,
from two to three feet wide Evor ~
small fruit. such az strawberr;a.
raspberries. entrants Sc ga" oro o0', hss'
ter worked in this wav than anv othor o oua
though thew sbonld he sanara,sd 9I frer ahu
vegetable portion ofstbe aarSsu LII .TI4 .s sne
should be Kent in rows and ,,iomo pun sney
sify. beets carrots and al p snoh H. oai
only be bronoht to nerfect;on h., ,uo o.l-; eau
them in this wav' + has haan s. MI' n Haas
could not. be cultivated in th;a oa.u' peas
thew had been stuok Int hi. 10 wa" ,:,.s alsef
Peas should be nlanted in donhia ''s s"n.e
hat is. in rows five or civ ;no Loa0 ioms'
With walk between tbase danh, I' apar''
bout thirtv-tbree inches Viii T,h w
hould be stuck between the eva ne ~ 'niy
nch rows. NV u ola
IL is then nlain that tbo s,;.,,,s u-;u .I
,e in the wav If tho Nov, .ra Ih 1917 Mili no'
,ne-half Of the nea.st;cLs u;l, 'I ha .n,s'
md of course corresnond;no W ,, sayeus
abor. The name Of everv ve9o aaIJoa H. y.
ordinarily grown in eaydens , M,;nSt 'ii hs
and the necnI;ar 3D. nta,;l oe We
his blow 70 cnltivate ZACH onnid 9'I W. VI
nonstrated Inf sncb GOLF ou;do,' po ue-
position cannot need nroof ond d' ,no pro- pro-.
o what with some nersons Ill - We pass
Y plain viz nrenaration of th W ~ ~ si-
he garden We saw CONF s,enao, sa0 h oon ioi
here are some few beoinners VIZ o oa~us.