Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-27
What 10 Mix with the Soil.

There Is your garden all made. neigh
bor said Ephraim White a. hc stopped
Tor moment in his plowing t. lean over
The garden fence, IAN here am Just turn
ing the ground; / do not see how You al
ways manage to get ahead -. cant see
that Won work so much harder than The rest
OF u>'
Il always Try to get nay garden ia ~
early ~ possible. You know the difference
OF "A week IA getting your crop 10 market
Omen determines IL, success or failure. |
took ia forty baskets of tomatoes la~tycar.
which sold AT three dollars a basket. AMER
the market was stocked could not get
more than forty GEMS 50 my earliest
green peas cleared me thirty dollars. aud
my wife bought her a handsome parlor car.
PCT with the spring chickens that Went
with thcn.'
That's Just your luck AWAY, Now my
experience j. wholly different know the
advantage OF early market gar,l,min. a,
well a You do but 70 get IL done i The
rub SO many things To Be done always. |
never have a chance % get my seed ia be-
lore yours are up work like slave. too
Il am afraid you don't take time hy the
i"rcinck. my friend. You remember you
laughed 81 usc when | pinwcd 4 Hcld la
th"'r open day. 10 January yoa asked II
| saved all that time Tor my spring work.
;" wAeu the >Nanp~ were frozen. the boy,
anh cut and hauled home our hcanpolc>.
stakes and crash Tor peas. 9th \ were.
ready fay -. whenever wanted a.
IA, 'n0er going To the woods for q load once
in planting Time. and never mean To de- it
AGAIN turcihpught in the winter i what
tvi- on ihc spring garden. Every day YOU
can say" lE ih.S manner is worth two in the
busy season. Then u yc> sou endless
worry ami trouble a> well. spend many
q winter evening In plaunn. improve
mcni> about the place The children make
q map OF lAr garden. aud hV the first Of
March We have fully declared where every
thing j. &" bc planted. This saves much
tnne ana trouble also. | buy seeds early
81 reliable >ced>men. and never bu, ~ a
lot that are offered suspiaously cheap
Another thing lind saves much time. i to
lui all tools Ia the best order during the
winter"
just 20 | told my boy>, br-r there was
the plow lcft til il was wanted. AHA Il took
trap TO town to get it mcndcd. savr
Jack good >coldin. about il.
II always mud il has more effect 10 say
Come. boys. than it does 10 say 60 boy.
remarked the other.
IVY ell. well. | suppose W. must each
JOY on in our own fashion" said De, 81 the
pillow, a~ie chirpcd To h~ Spring. .,,. r
oxen. who were 20 lean That the, could mot
do halt a. effective work n his u.i.hb.r'S
cattle.
he results OF the two system, grew
more and more opp4rruf - the year, To-. ,,i
/ 10y. The iorchandrd farmer had 4 plr.l>an.
homestead. which hc was cvrp wear ill.,
/ prov ng and bcaulifyin.. The other rla-.
had a ''Iun-down" look which Increased
with age.
Ae farmer who fails la winter 10 l a
ready for spring. a far A. il l. Ia hi pow
cr viii not TAIL To find himself IN a hurry
and press ofw work. which for the time seem.
overwhelming. Every day spent ia thi>
I preparation seems almost like ten DAYS
saved when the time comes. But how few
make This thorough preparation. even OF
those accounted good iarmcr>l Moot
could largely Increase their receipts at the
close OF thu wear, lf ti,ry would follow the
( suggestion ui one who was asked how he
made his soil - rrufitabic II mix brains
with a., was The al >wer