Middletown transcript., 1873-08-09
9sritultural.
The Fruit Garden

Among the pleasant provisions that
should be made for the comfort of tis far
mer's wife aud family il q large frui, gar.
den. By many hard working men this IL
regarded as an expensive luxury. - be
-niayed when the mortgage is paid oG or
4 raiirsy brings them near market. not
as means Of daily health aud rational
delight. Solomon says: There is moth.
ing better for u man than that be should
eat and drink. aud ths, be should make
his soul enjoy good 10 his labor This
also saw. that it was from the hand Of
God" II the farmer does no, take com.
fort "a he goes along. wheu will be have
III When he has & own so in6rm tha,
he can take pleasure ia nothing? When
should his wif. drligh. in the frni, Of her
labnrsg When she is broken down and
life has become burden? BY no means.
When VIC ii, down ut a city table laden
with all the luxuries Of the country, and
think how uany Of the farmers through.
nut tue nati"n live. We fsel n generous
glow Of Indignation, Why should no,
they. every one. have clean tablecls,hcs.
early vegetables, and abundance Of fruit
in season Some of them do. wn know
but great many do not. aud the latter
are the ones We are wiring TO.
One mornings industry will plant a
strawberry bed. especially IL the wife
lcnis hand in setting out plants, Black.
berries and raspherries will grow readily
il one will give them u chance. Cur.
rants, on small provocsilon, will yield
abundance Of delicious fruit; cherri-.
want only to be set in the soil, protected
for time and they will take care of
themselves far lifetime. md afford food
for man and birds When once a fruit
garden is planted the satisfaction /, affords
will insure continued cultivation Then
the house. wife can be certain uf fruit 10
put up fnr winter aud wen, De 50 sarcly
puzzled 10 spring IL get up M inviting
dinner
II pays" in every sense, To surround
ont's self with everything tina, make.
life pleasant roses and honeysu4kle.
over the front piazza, grapeyine- At the
ki'rhen porch aui oil manner rf pleasant
fruits in the garden any onr deserves
to live well himself. It Is the farmer. wha
feeds all ihs rrst af the world
Some IT thtsr fruits can be transplant.
cd fran the waris We hav. barseap.
in our garden thar grew III the far.s, near
hY; blaekherries takr ki. iis h rhange
nj residence. aud all the vareiir, II straw.
berries eama frnm tho Wild strawberry
The prices ut which these small fruits are
sold plac. them within the reach Of every.
huly Persons vino live in villages and
haze bur n small garden ple, can &C,
grrnt deal # comfort out Of it at
slight labor aud small expense The
waste matter at family, carefully ecanp-
miztl aud applied viii. Judgement, will
iced the garden aud be returned in uu-
bought luxury 10 the talla Thr case
n..l, np arsuneu; frnm Us nr any nne
iinl. like the preparation for future
lft. II i, pat aif lf,im year 10 ssat Till the
enuseticut >rn.an comes and. meantime
thr prpcru.tin,tor has been rabhing him.
self anl .a.iefin. thereby lass OF pleasure
health aud ennlor, Now. my good
friend. il YOU haven't collection Of small
fluii- in Yaar Faer leni la.e any tim"
hut Ut lhea N tin. fall, and You vii.
rrjoice in time to eninc