The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
The Garden-Recreatfon for Farmers Gen
 era1 Farm Note.
THE GARDEN.

THE GARDEN.
 How often have we suggested to those having sufficient ground for garden and especially farmers, to pay increased attention to this important appendage ol family comfort. Farmers, as a rule, are entirely too careless about their gardens, their whole minds being placed upon their field crops, stocks, etc. The wo- men would in most cases be competent and gladly willing to take charge of a large portion of the labor necessary to the proper cultivation of the garden, if the men would prepare the ground to their hands, Indeed, it is fact that these who pursue the cultivation of the soil as their business, rarely enjoy garden products in perfection, just because they appear to insist upon the error that they don't pay. Now is the time to think about how the garden can be en- larged and the number and quantity of the crop increased. The stuff can also be got ready for the additional fence, and the fence itself erected as soon as the weather will permit. The little hot beds in which to raise your tomato, cab bage and egg-plants, should now be re- paired and got ready for sowing the seed as soon as the time arrives, and that will be from the goth to the end of this month. One thing must be remembered that there should be no sparing of the underlaying stratum of horse manure in preparing the beds.-G Germaato,pn Iele- graph.
 PREPARATION FOR FARMERS.
 The January meeting of the Pomfret Farmers and Gardners' Club discussed the qustion of recreation for farmers. The speakers generally agreed that farm CTS ought to have more play spells. Some of the remarks were impractical and some pertinent. MT. Fairbanks thought it was worry as much as work that broke down farmers constitutions, sent so many wives to untimelv graves, premature old age, or insane asylums ana disgusted their sons and daughters with country life. No one seemed able to suggest any plan for taking rest dur ing the summer season, when it is most needed. On the dairy farms of South ern and Central Chautauqua, or the fruit farms along the Big Lake, there is not much show for let-up of work before snow flies.
 It is true, circuses, political meetings, elections, revivals, fairs, farmers clubs, spelling schools, neighborhood qnarrels and an occasional row with the school master liven things up some. But the trouble with most of these amusments is they don't take people away from their cares and barkmill round of duties.
 All classes who push business find the same trouble to get release from worri- ment and weariness. Americans don't know how to take things easy; they don't believe in it, anyway. It is hard to convince merchant or farmer that the affairs of the nation would jog right along smoothly if he took day or two or weeks outing; housewives can't quite realize that everything will come out just as well and the earth not joggle a bit if they drop stitch or two. So we all dig and worry, and don't get much out of life when it is all summed up and balanced on our coffin lids. Yes, the real trouble is, with farmers, and all, that they aoiH not take recreation that they might. The Countryside has two suggestions to make, and expects no farmer to follow them:
 l. Every time you go to town, to the children along.
 b'oiy .iiio shSiO 10 OAS oi tnooo cheap excursions to Niagra Falls, Chau- tauaqua, etc., boss and all hands turn out and go.
 You will all live the longer for such unbendings, and if you loose little time once and while you will more than make it up in saving of doctors bi lis and funeral expenses, which are two of the most expensive luxuries you can indulge Interchangeable, Janassto,on, N Y,