Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-10

! of current bushes, bean poles, and cab
bagcs within; these being thrown into
relief some Autumn by "A splendid burst
of barn grass, and rag-weed, and
cookies. The neglect il, | think, due
/ i'm large degree TO bad lay out, to blind
| acceptance of the old notion that gar
den must have it's old accredited shape,
with its wall of paling hemming IL in
not large enough to invite n good bout
| of the plow, or cultlyator, broken up
with cross. beds and interfering tussocks
of thyme and rhubarb; well, all this
aegravates the man who is accustomed
| to long lines of tillage. He wants space /;
! he wants team.room.
| And the way is-to take it--even for
| garden. There il nothing holy IN the
! old diminutiye square pen of n garden,
| that we should swear by it or at it.
! Why not make lines large and free
! Take up n strip OF land IN the lee OF
! the orchard, or on the flank Of the ara
tie fields (if near hy)-plnnt strawbcr.
ries and berries all, and asparagus, in
long lines, eight feet apart-sctting the
rhublrb, the thyme, the parsley, the
sage, on the hither ends OF the lines
and concident with them. Establish
free and ample space for turning at
either end OF the strip-and the ground
can DO titled ~ easy us corn crop, and
in the Summer alternating rows OF cab.
bagcs, bects, peas, what you will, can be
set between tho permanent rows, and
all will grow ns well as If it were pen.
ned up by pickets. In the Fall n thor.
ough blowing and heavy top.drcssing,
will insure good condition for the next
seasons growth. This would make a
manageable garden, and the best OF all
forms for farmers garden.
In the discussion which followed
Mr.. Mitchell's paper, one gentleman
said:
"Mr Mitchell's remarks in regard to
gardening on the farm are worthy OF
careful consideration. In the first place,
the garden is often put in place almost
inaccessible. In the next place. it is so
arranged that the farmer does not like
To work III it. All that il entirely
wrong. The garden should be so made
that u plow can be run in it all seasons.
| have had mine so for years. II ar.
ranged in that way, you do not have to
use the spade; and if there is anything
that Yankee dislIkcs il is spade.
Therefore, if you want TO raise ycgeta.
bles, you must have n garden large
enough to put plow and horse in, and
plow it up aud then If the garden is
laid out IN rows, you can very easily
manage them. \ quarter OF an hour +
work every day will give you all the
vegetables you want.
| merely. rose to add little force to
the suggestion Of Mr. Mitchell. | think
the farmers Of New England do not d..
pend enough on their gardens, for the
reason that they do not take the plain.
est and simplest mode Of having those
gardens made, 30 as TO raise their vcget.
ables without much trouble, and give
their families the benefit OF them
To which Mr.. Hyde, the Vice Presi.
dent of the Board, added:
"For many years, have cultivated
my garden in the manner which Mr..
Mitchell recommends. When | came
into possession of my homestead. inner.
tied from my father, had little gar.
den on the west side Of my house, fenced
in, and very much resembling the one
~ aHhtg 'f-'l l'tfA " AAl4 sAtAtEF4A w
night. His description brought ylyidly
back to my minds eye that old enrden,
with its wild artichokes, and its mon.
strous crop Of weeds in the fall took
down that old fence, and put my garden
in field, where | could cultivate it
with horse, and ! found great profit in
it. 1t is very easily cultivated. have
garden of two acres and half, per.
haps, and | do not think it costs me
much more than IL cost my father to
make his little garden OF ten or twelve
square rods
Now, don't throw this paper aside,
give a yawn Of assent and then go on
in "the good old way" of spade and
rake, earpet-strip and door-mat, but
rc-read this whole article and this
time read it aloud to your wife, then
take an hours time TO consult with
her over it, and we'll wager the best
steel-toothed cMtivator in the market
against your old wooden rake, that
you will 90 and act upon it; and if,
after two years faithful trial, you
are willing to abandon our plan, and
60 back to the "old diminutive square
pen Of a garden" we'll send you the
DEMOCRAT the balance of your days,
without charges. You will not live
long after such an exhibition Of de-
parting sense.
Hints for Potato Raisers.
40 loNn at.