The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-04-04

Ihe hrst is to select The location.
aad, II possible, have it on some part
OF the border Of the garden, and "a
eiag east, southeast, or south Ths
beet form ofirame for q smell. s;nole
6ed-all that is needed for one fam-
ily-is six feet long and three feet
wide. The back board should be
thirty inches wide, and the front
board twenty-four inches The sids
boards should have the upper edge
70 correspond. on Iorel, with The
end boards. II you have not boards
oi suitable width for this. make The
top surface true, and Gil up the lower
part With any strips on baud. Next
having the position selected and the
frame made. get ready the manure
Which should be tnst from horses
that have been bedded win straw a.
leaves This should be piled up nm
der cover for week, shaken up and
turned over three times. Vow iftbe
ground IS moist where the bed Is No
De placed, do not dig out any dirt
put form the layer ofmanure one foot
larger than box or frame. Make the
manure heap, for bottom heat. thirtx
lnenes and as you make it beat il
With The back Of the fork from time
TO time, 50 that il will settle eveplv.
do not step on IL The manure being
placed, set the frame on. and then
oae loot out from the base Of the ma
nure, dig spade wide aud four 10
SIX inches deep, and throw the DIRT
uP next TO the boy so as 10 form a
bank down 20 tie trench; open this
tFenea, 50 that when it rains water
VIII not fealaia, in il snd soak into the
soll under the bed Now place about
eight Inches deep Of light, rich soil IN
the iFame-after IL 10 placed in the
ned-make II level aad place the sash
over the frame. Leave the sash rais-
"a one inch ss the head Of the frame
lor he purpose Of sting oar the rack
steam which first arises, say two
days, when the soil should be nicely
raKed over and seeds sowD. such as
cabbage, eaaEaoser, celery, tomatoes.
lettuce, rsdis0, cucumber, melon. etc.
" nen sowing The seeds Of cucumber
of mei01, II 10 best 10 cut pieces Of
turf three OF four ioches square. sad
turn 1t bottom side up ia The soil.
aud then put Three or four seeds On
eaeH piece; These can tnen Dc trans
planted without disturbing the roots.
p" nea the seeds maze their appear
1nee aOVve ground, give some air in
ihodefate weather, oy Raising The
hsbts t~O or three Inches at the b4rk.
ausi as The plants Increase Ia grown.
Increase the supply Of air TO prevent
them irom being drawn up. Wneu
Iiie suH gets pretty n0t, light shade.
oi paper, Or thIn ciotn should De laid
over The sash, at midday. sumo
persons give the glass thin cJas "
~ ~nlsswasD. IL the frame Is much
exposed ~ The wInd, the side expo
sed should be Protected, aud II severe
cvit AisaIs of days cOme, tneD cOv-
ering OF mats or straw snOuid be CIV
en-
Some count il policy 10 transplant
oGee iato a eold lraaie, ere placing
ne plants In tue opea ar 10 make
THIS cold frame II Is only necessary 10
place a frame upon the level ground,
Dauk up . lev inches arvuua me
make the soil inside deep
aud ficn, pf4cetne sash over It, aud
IN lew days The earth there will De
warm, aad plants from the hot-oei
can DC tfaHsPianted. OF fresh seeds
sown tor lalef planting IN the Open
Sfoand. T. r. E-Pracficai farm
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