The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-01-10
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Horticulture u the twin hrsthes ol
Agriculture. and each = nearly re.
scml,lcs both. that II II dilkcsll 10 d.
icrminc which il either. call that
sentence : grammatical right-anglc-tri-
angle. Horticulture means gardening,
and gardening means mere than any
other wora VI the same size In the I'm.
glish language. Gardening Is several
thousand years old, and will make a
man who works at II . short time feel
that hc il several thousand years older.
Hardening among the ancicnts was
carried On 70 great extent. and l
should think would bc preferable to
gardening among tho anglc.worms and
insects; fur if tho ancicnts were too
numerous they could bc easily killed
with clubs. but such weapons have M
effect upon the bugs that haunt coun-
Try garden. There II quito Z differ
cncc between Wholesale aud retail gard
Gus. Onc lives in the suburbs aud has
It's acres in the country the other lives
Ia town aud haa i,s achcrs in tho back.
Houses rcnt higher that have desirable
garden spots; ! have always found the
rent high enough, but have boon dis.
outraged frequently, hunting for the
desirable garden spot. With what !
know al,oni thu M.si"sss. I do not think
there is spot On earth that could b.
made desirable u mo for garden.
Many peopl, plant their garden
seeds In the spring. others plant them
in tho ground | have tried both ways
with feeble results. think abou,
tho hest way % plant then In the "old
moon," and thon you ars NOT disap'
pointed Il your crop j. III moonshine,
A. general thing people expect q
much from their gardens they over
estimate their capsaisy. ! have known
persons 70 mako : garden with tho Ok.
pectation of depending almost snsirel,
upon Il 70 supply their table /; but tho,
wore young married people, just CON
mcncing house keeping. and grcons'
than tko ''saas" they expected 70 raiss.
Il would bs > bars. naked, bald headed
table that depsnded on any garden
over mads for supplies.
The best gardeners arc those msr
who ars engaged In business daring III
day, aud work IN tho gardsa uisht and
morning. Afser paying three dollar,
% got : spot u earth spadsd. about
the sine u two tabls-eloshs, they under
takc - manage The sest themselves
They st an aasOrtaent 4 soeds tha'
aro ssnt oss every spriag. and hav,
beea wandering Up and down The sarsl
for ~ past aflesa ysaru. until ever,
germ Of lie has bssa joltsd oss Of thsi'
ssc1y b.diss, and then sow and watch
and plant and wait. ard when ths tim,
for carly vegetables oonos 'rouud, the,
70 and buy thom Ike everybody Oh,
that has any. Expcvisnce has taugh
me that gardens are poor Investments
They never pay - fsr osr fuss,
Our labor, care Or trouble
rAc stsH IL seldon worth cuss,
Aud always costs " double.
A fsw soft suggestions 70 the youal
sarslcaer may not b. out Of place IL thi
column II they ass. Tho editor can pu
them Ia sosne othcr column. The Ass
thing 10 b. dune altsr spading Up thei
back lot y 70 ct loss Of back. Ths -
aro tho spirsl-twkes'l. rubbcr-linod
boaslss. back (Goodysar's patent.
n you havo no hot.houss. sow yos
seeds about e-cleaning time 70,
viii And most any houss bot enough :
this season. The soil for gardens shoul'
consist mostly of ground mixed witl
oompose. The conposts shosld bs y
out Ssss sach way. and - ~ second
hosiag leave only four posls Ia . hill
Ths ground Tor bsds shosld b palvsl
issd Inc. - Il snakes thsn easier 70 u
%. II you have nos shs fssiisies q
doing thk you can take tbsn 70 a.
reliable drussisl end have them pslvs,
issd. Csssmbsrs rsqairs : risA -
~ sssds should b planted h hilh.ss
haM ) dollar placed II sash bill 10 =
sish thsn. polaloss also rsqsiss
wealthy soil. but ~ = sish = essSs
'bsn twenty-five ssaas i : hin VI