The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-15

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Almost from the first timo since the
country was settled, fresh garden vegeta.
bles have been brought to Eastern cities
from foreign countries during the past
year. The importation Of them still con.
tinues. Onions, tomatoes and early pota.
toes have long been brought from the Der.
muda Islands, and canned beans, peas,
caulitlOwer and mushrooms from France
and Italy. But ut present we are import.
ing potatoes, celery, beets, carrots, turnips,
onions and cabbage from Germany, Eng.
land and Ireland. The country ut large Is
poorly supplied with vegetables. In most
Of the Southern States it is difficult to raise
and keep garden vegetables for use late in
the season. A similar difficulty Is exper.
fenced in portions OF the Northern
States that arc subject to &C.
we're and proracted drought. As
a rule, the people in cities consiaIea Larger
quantity and greater variety Of vegetables
than people living on farms. A farmers
table will contain but one or two kinds Of
garden products, while five or six varieties
will be found on the bill OF fare OF city
hotel or restaurant Less attention is paid
to the production OF vegetables by West.
ern than by Eastern farmers. Generally, the
Iargerthe farm the smaller and poorer Is the
vegetable garden. Most farmers content
themselves with the more common sorts
of vegetables, and altogether neglect the
cultivation otsthose that deservedly rank
rs luXuries. Very few Western farmers
are at pains to raise celery, lettuce, md.
ishes, cauIiflower,an fragrant herbs. They
raise a single crop OF peas, and never have
mushrooms or watercress
a garden, to be profitable, should be
highly MANFRED. High manuring is es.
Sential to speedy growth and large crops.
The more rapid the growth OF vegetables
the more tender they are. Land on which
much labor is spent in cultivation Should
be made, by the judicious employment of
fertilizers, to produce very large crops,
Market gardeners in the vicinity OF large
cities ordinarily apply at least fifty cords Of
stable manure every year TO the ground
they occupy, and many use in addition
wood ashes and considerable amount of
commercial fertilizers. The crops they raise
would astOnish most farmers, who manure
n garden spot only as they do field intend.
ed for corn or small grain. Many farmers nj
tempt to raise vegetables on land occupied
in part by fruit trees, grapevines and bushes.
The roots Of these take most of the
nutriment from the soil, while their bran.
ches Gust a dense shade. Garden ycgeta-
bles require all the soil for their own use.
Another mistake in gardening consists in
surrounding the spot with fence, so that
blowing is rendered difficult US well MS the
work Of cultivation by teams. A garden
to be easily worked should be located
where no fences are required to protect it
from animals and fowl. BY having no
fences about it the soil can be plowed with
out difficulty, and most OF the cultivn-
ting may be done by horses. Most yegeta
bles can be planted in drills running the
entire Length OF the lot, and the soil between
them worked by means OF a cultiyator.
Another mistake in gardening consists in
planting all kinds Of seeds at nearly the
same time without regard to their natural
habits or time Of maturity. Farmers know
that field crops should be planted at differ
ent times, but they persist in planting
onions and lima beans on the same day.