American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-08-16
AGRICULTURAL,

A1hlCULIUhA
| FARMERS GARDENS "A correspond
ent tells Vick's Monthly of plan for {
farmers garden that makes vegetab
gardening as little trouble and as mex
pensive as field culture, so that nc
farmer, be he ever so pressed with work
need make an excuse on this account
1t is simply this: Instead of making
beds, as is the common way, to plant
every thing in rows, the VIII lie length
of the garden ground. Say there is ar
acre in the garden, make three or foul
rows of corn, if as many arc needed
and far enough apart to use the cult
vator; the same of beans, peas, etc. Il
planted in this way, a horse-cultivatol
can be run through the whole acre just
as rapidly as through any field, and
very little work with the hoe will be
needed. He says: l have tried that plan
this year and am so well pleased with it
that recommend it to all farmers. Oh
course there are some parts of the gar.
den that can not be cultivated in this
way, such as asparagus, parsley, rhu
barb, and other permanent beds. Cur
rants, raspberries, and other fruits will
need more space, and these can be
planted on one side of the garden, but
the work can be done with one horse
cultivator. With this simple arrange
ment any farmer can have a good gar
den, almost without cost, at least, the
cost will be tri1ing, and the work will
be better done than usual with the hoe
and spade. -s
THE CARE OF EGGs--How to keep
eggs in the best possible condition for a
number of days, in order to make sat
isfactory hatch, does not seem to be I'M
cerstood by some. We have had eggs
hatch well, although over three weeks
old, but we usually make it point not
to 60 SO long before setting them. For
longer than that time, even if well cared
for, it is best not to depend upon them,
for the results, usually, are any thing
but satisfactory. In keeping eggs for
Matching purposes, too many persons
keep them in too warm place, where
they are sure to lose their vitality quick
ly, while damp place is almost as fatal
in its effect. Handling the eggs fire.
quently is not only useless, but it serves
to lessen the chances of Matching. Our
plan of keeping eggs is very simple,
and merely consists in carefully placing
eggs, as soon as gathered, in shallow
baskets, lined either with paper or a
piece of cloth, and then keeping these
in a cool, dark place until the eggs are
needed. If hen is kept from her nest
long enough for the eggs to become
cold. they are not necessarily spoiled,
particularly if the incubation has
progressed ten days; in fact, at any
stage of the Matching period it is better
to carry them through than to destroy
them.-Poultry Bulletin.
THE USE OF TREES.
Almost every farmer has had reason
to remark, during any season materially
differing from its immediate predeees.
sors, that its counterpart counterpart was known a
few years ago at longest. Hence it has
become favorite theory with some OBJ
servers that seasons very similar to each
other recur al stated intervals, whilst
others have gone so far as to contend
that the seasons move in regular cycles,
changing gradually from rainy to dry
and from hot to cool summers and from
moderate to severe winters These
changes will scarcely have escaped the
notice of those who have "pitched their
tents in wooded country, with but
here and there log cabin for many
miles, and had remained there till the
ak had let in the sun and wind upon
what before was comparative shade and
perpetual stiffness. In thus denuding
his land for long distances of any forest
shelter, the farmer made great mis-
take. He removed what, in suitable
places, should have been left to protect
his own domicile and the fruit orchard,
which are essential to and give finish to
every well regulated farm. Plant trees,
then, to modify the rigors of the sea-
sons, protect your homes and their sur
roundiugs, without reference to the
question as to whether the seasons are
cyclodial or not. Plant trees in album
dance.-Erchange
ABOUT THE FARM.-The interval be-
tween harvest and fall blowing and corn
cutting can be well filed in with profit
able employment on the farm, in attend
ing to the small things that are over
looked while more important matters
were on hand. The persimmon and
sassafras sprouts that have shot up all
over the field and meadow should be
cut down just below the surface of the
ground and there will be no more trouble
from them this year. The Jamestown
weeds that have grown up rank and
high around the stable, hog-pen and
backyard, and the numerous varieties
of weeds in the meadows that neither
COWS, hogs nor sheep will eat should be
destroyed before the seeds mature and
are scattered all over the farm. The
fences need looking after and renovat-
ing, for pasture is getting short and
breachy stock will be trying the strength
of the Enclosure that surrounds the corn.
None should neglect to put in an acre or
two of rye for early winter pasture, it
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