The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-06-18
FARM N GARDEN.

may be used both in thc vegetable and
in the ornamental lrnortmcnts Tn,
hest time ia onnlv i 10 met heforn Il
shower. For tenier 0owcrno nIants il
must he weak A tohIosnonnfu1 oI on.
ano. or n smuIl handful or fowl dron
pings To n gaIlnn of yyotnr will make il
strong enonoh. Soonsuds NAV be uscd
in the same wnv
FIGS o Hoes. The San Diego
World advises greater cultivation Of thC
Zig tree, because the fruit il good fol
hog feed. An acre will fatten more
hogs than IN acre Of corn, and all that
is necessary is to stick n fig cutting
down, and in three or five months the
year and III three years the tree attains
the slHe Of Il twcIyc-ycar old apple tree.
The same paper says a firm Of honey
r%aIscrs, the first year of their cultivation
of bees, cleared ST., 600 on their honey
crop.
LOON OlI FOR DRpCTH THIS oUMMEII
We may Iook out ior drouth every
season, ana snail ScIdom look altogether
w VaiL' D't lhe present spring up I"
IDS Ll'l' has, III iHoSJ parts Oh tlc cpliL.
Try, poch mark,u ny frequent rams, ma
II wet spring Is likely 10 be followed ny
II dry summer Whnt can we 90 about
~ 90 You ASK Keep the son wen
St'rrcd ana oIlr crops vigorous ny c'c"h
cultivation; 1T oar IIhds we're proper
y prepared before PI"atihP, we nave
inc means H. 'ir haiuuS o. Pfot'ctIhR our
crops against aII moderate uroutlS. lhr
p"' lhrilcr suffers every year, elthcr
from urClltllS or from 700 nUch mos
lllre' ana, GehcraI'Y, IRON BOTH 0lrlI
phd luck Is sure 10 lnlIo" nm, from
year 10 year, l'I ne ShaIi menu ms ways
nh" l'"rH " more I"lI"H"I AyStclh o.
GRASS rAlubI'H NALES.-Alic hay
ing bech bothered Tor years ny grass
ana W"r d-Rrowh walks, ! determined TO
conquer me enemy ny II mastery sur
rcnde therefore Spadcd mp all NY
walks, adding enough good SOIL To raise
them to n level with the adjoining beds ;
rakcd and rolled them till they were
firm and even, and then Suwcd them
thIcklY with 'mI&cd lawn grass seed, W
scratching 1t IN with Il rake, and giving
n maj gong over with the roller, and
awaited the result. In q very few days
mot over three wccksJ, ! had the pleas
IRE OF walking ON gr'cH tf1rcI instead
OF gritty gravel and with the help Of a
lawn mower, and I'M occasional cutting
down OF the edges true With a sharp
spade, have bad no further trouble with
my walks. Always green and pleasant
to the foot and eye, never washing,
never wccdy, never muddy, never wet
CbeinR above the garden level, they are
ga JOY forever and M perfection Of
garden walks. tnr. founirV cent.
PHrSING TOMATOES. That Tomatoes
are benefited by pruning we have not
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