The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-07
for the farmer.
THE GARDEN IN August.

After long, cold and backward spring, the
later heat OF summer hurries vegei alton forward
with rush; and August brings Ms our usual
garden harvest. Although we may have been
almost discouraged in the early part of the sea-
son, yet ali was necessary 10 lead Ms up TO the
present appreciation and realization of fresh veg
etaeies every day from the garden, crisp and
tender; blessing which the dwellers in cities
seldom u ever enjoy. How many, suppose you,
Billy styx," Of the dwellers in such cities rs
Boston, New York, &c, ever tasted green peas
OF, as TO that, fresh green vegetables fruits of
any kind, such as yen have, or may have the
privilege of having every day through the hot
season. Just try the experiment of taking any
tayorlte product OF the garden and handle il, not
very carefully, six or eight times from basket to
oox, and box TO basket, and expose it TO the sun
several hoars before cooking aud being brought
to the table, and you may, in part, realize what
fresh vegetables means in cities. Compare snch
with those right from the garden, while yet they
are fresh, crisp, and shining with the dews OF
an August morning, and you will soon learn to
appreciates the real thing.
All who started with the early spring to have
good garden are now enjoying the fruit of their
labor. He who has well-kept garden may not
only rei0ice in the nice fresh products which
supply his table daily, but he often has surplus
to sell to the lees provident give TO the feeble,
or decrepid, who cannot provide for themselves
with equal facility. Farmers who live within
easy distance Of cities or villages, may add con-
siderably to their income by enlarging the garden
marketing; and leave the production, in part, of
large grain crops, &C., to those living at great
er distance from market. All vegetables design
ed for market should be gathered late in the
afternoon preceding, early IN the morning
| they are to be marketed. so that they may remain
| out of the ground as short time as possible he
fore they are used, and shen they should be
carefully handled, and kept shaded from the sun.
While enjoying the varied products of the gar
den, we should not forget to provide for the
| future in the way Of seeds. Too sften this is
neglected till all the earliest and best specimens
are gathered, and only the leaving and scaawag
| products remain for the production of seed for
| future use, none at all is saved. Now, as
| " like" is said to "prodnce like" we may not
| expect to get handsome, early products unless
| we save seed from the like; and il is always
better for one to grow most Of his own seeds
than to depend on any other source of supply.
AsPARAGUs-Keep down all weeds, and
courage the plants to grow to recover from the
effects of the emitting season. IL seed is desired
gather when perfectly ripe, and separate from
the pulp, and either SOW at once, or dry and lay
| il away till spring.
BEASs-GatheT for the table as fast as they
| come to suitable age and see that running sorts
are kept to the poles Some, of the bush sorts
may still be planted for late use, picking, can
ming, &c.
CABBAGE.-S.vory and red cabbage set during
this month, will head before winter. Use the
hoe freely among these already set, to encourage
growth and setting for heads; and destroy slugs
ana caterPliars.
CAulifIowEk.-ih ese neeu very Ireqn e noe
ing, ana shonid not De aio"eu 70 snner Ior "slt
of water, in order to have them produce fine
heads or flowers use those that come into suit
able SIZE, OF they VIII soon run q 10 SEED;
CoRN.-seisct a Iew Oh tne earliest ana manu-
soonest ears, ana marx mem VIE rlooon OF
string tied 70 tne s'aik, anu ies tben rPeh ior
SEED. use others as iast as 'ney co'ne 10 Su''a-
Die size Dry ior winter aho Iu'ure use.
UuccMBERs.-in nose pla11ea ia nv, ior pickies s
viii nee9 noeing 20 Keep Go"u M; suo ssus, anu
we may ioGa is' i'cS'FS uuline 'n.s uion.n' ~sou
should De picked Close every ot"er uas' cave
seed from the earlier crop.
EGG PLANTs.-Ihe fruit Is apt to get down IN