Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03
THE GARDEN.

What q garden can DO made to
produce. annually is really u matter
of surprise to many who are unac.
quainted with garden culture. 1t
il an old adage that what has been
done, can he done again and il
Peter Henderson, or John Smith
can grow specified crops with such
high results, then A. or b. can hope
to reach the same with proper cul.
ture and experience. However, it
is not my purpose to specify the ex-
act and highest measure OF produce
to which the garden is capable OF
being brought; but rather to show
what 1t may regularly and with com
parative certainty be made to pro-
duce, with Il moderate outlay of la
Dor and skill, such as almost any
person could render. 1t is true a
season may come 50 wet and cold,
or so hot and dry, that the garden
product shall DO reduced to lower
point than we would wish to see ;
yet by good drainage, or by crude
irrigation the difficulties named
could be mainly overcome. With
an average season, or such as we
usually have bestowed upon us, we
may reasonably expect fair results
from fair efforts of attention nor
in this respect is the garden a whit
different from any other field of la.
Dor for he who sOws his time and
means by the wayside, or upon
rocks, or among thorns, may always
look for a poor harvest and the
meanest product. y good garden,
well titled, will produce bountitul
yield; and If it he laid out fifty to
meet the varied wants of II family,
The yield may be SO used that moth
ing is wasted and every product
Will fill a place of value.
YIELD OF ONE-FOURTH ACRE.
In my estimate of the proper size
of a garden suited to the wants of
a family of medium size, l named
forty rods, or one-fourth of an acre,
as likely to prove sufficient. If u
garden spot of such a size be fifty
laid out, it will produce from one
and a half square rods, so quarts of
strawberries; from one rod, 32
quarts of raspberries from one rod,
40 quarts of blackberries from two
rods, 100 pounds of grapes; from
two rods, 2 bushels currents the
the value of which fruit we may
reasonably set down at $24.25; or
the strawberries and raSpberries at
l21 cents per quart the blacKber-
ries at 10 cents per quart; grapes
at 6 cents per pound, and the cur
rents at 81 per bushel prices which
are less than the majority of con,
sumers have to pay. In the same
garden may be grown from One-half
a square rod in rhubarb, 2 dozen
lunches, worth 1925; from one rod
in asparagus, dozen lunches,
worth 81; from half "a rod in rad
ishes, dozen punches, worth 81
from half a rod in lettuce, 8 dozen
heads, 81; from one rod in onions,
3 bushels, worth at least SO; from
one rod in spinach, barrel, worth
50; from three rods in peas, bush
els, worth So; from three rods in
potatoes, 4 bushels, worth So; from
two rods in squashes, II barrels.
worth 81; from two rods in cucum.
bers (early and late) so dozen, worth
So; from one and a-half rods in to-
3 bushels, worth So; from
two rods in beans, 3 bushels, worth
30 ; from two and a-half rods sweet
corn, 25 dozen ears, worth SO; from
half "A rod in beets, 10 dozen bunch
eS, worth So so; from three rods in
cabbage (early and late) 8 dozen
heads, worth So; from one rod in
2 bushels, worth 81; from
lalf a rod in carrots, buShel. Zoe.
rom ne-third of rod iu peppers,
dozen, worth Toe; from two.
birds of rod in parsnips, 2 bushels,
worth 81; from one rod in celery, 2
lozen lunches, worth $3 from one
cd in melons, 6 dozen, worth 81;
he whole of which amounts to
s54.25. Now if but one rod be
planted with herbs. including pars.
ey, there may be gathered there
rom 10 dozen punches, worth $3.50
It least. Thus we have a sum total
# value amounting to ISL, and on.
y thirty.seven square rods Occupi-
ID |; but as some ground must needs
,e given up for walks, we must ap.
,ropriate the other three rods to
hat use.
Should any one say these esti-
mates of product are too large, re-
lily that they are every year great
y exceeded by many gardeners even
N IA larger scale of planting. If
ONE person should think there are ,
Kings herein named grow in larger
upply than would be wanted, l
ave only to say that this is mat
pr that can be very readily adjust
d to suit individual casses-a little
ISIS OF one thing and little more
f another can be planted. Ii the
alues are in some cases thou ght to
e too high, perhaps in others they
lay be enough lower to offset. l
ave placed the scale OF prices at
,ss than growers generally can buy
le same tor, as they might wish to
ct them for use from time to time,
nd | consider the freshness and
le convenience Of reach quite equal
} the trouble Of gathering, in COM
arson with seeking for the same