The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-03-21
The best Acre of the Farm.


len, and the one that yields the
greatest profits when properly mall
aged, and, withal, the acre we rare
y meet. Every farmer, no matter
what the size of his farm may be,
should take an acre adjoining his
dwelling, enclose it with a fence,
'.hich should be made to answer for
fo1 a grape trellis, as well as to keep |
out all depredators. The plot should
be in the form of 'parallelogram,
say l00x40O fee, with q border of
three feet in width all around, in
which should be planted grape vines
in such varieties as will best succeed
in the soil and situation that is to be
given them. The plot should be di
vided into two equal parts, with an
avenue running through the centre
wide enough for a horse and cart to
be driven through. On each side Of
this avenue should be planted row
Of currant and gooseberry bushes,
which will require Il space Of four
feet on each side. This will form
two plots. One Of these should be de-
voted to asparagus, rhubarb straw
berries, and ether small fruits. The
other plot should be devoted to
early and late vegetables. If the
ground is of a tenacious character
it should be thrown up in ridges in
the fall, in order that it may become
thoroughly pulverized by the action
If the frost during the winter. AS
soon in the spring as the soil IS
tit to work, plant peas, onions, rad
ishes, lettuce, early potatoes and
bests; also have, ready to transplant
early cabbage and cauliflower plants
in sufficient quantities for family
use. Later on, as soon as all dam
gers from frost are past, beans, both
pole and bush, summer and winter
squashes, melons in variety, few
, hills of cucumbers, a succt ssion oil
I peas and, in fact, any desired vege-
!; tables may be planted. Where earl,
Eroas are .sow", the ground may b,
cleared in time for crop Of celery.
! and where the early potatoes art
grown. a crop of turnips, for fal
and winter use. can be obtained.
F. Now, after the small fruits have
come into bearing, let US take al
inventory Of the garden and SEE
what the acre up to this time has
furnished for the table. Very earl,
in the season we had all the rhu
barb that we required for sauce ant
4 pies, and for Which purposes Their,
Is nothing more wholesome. NeA
in order asparagus, the most deli
cious veg tabl , the garden affords
md a splendid appetizer. Sool
, thereafter radishes and lettuce wer,
ready for use. Before we tire @
{ ;hese the strawberry season com
mences, and what dish is equal t
5 strawberry short-cake, smothere'
with rich sweet cream, which ca
only be had where it is produced
- Vow. in the height of the strawberr
season, the acre is yielding all til
peas, beets, onions and potato,
p that are required for the family. Il
the time the Strawberries fail Il
raspberries invite us to their poi
ton of the acre and crafty our AZ
=, petites for, at least, three weeks Z,
In the meantime, strins-bean
II. summer squashes, cucumhers, ear
d cabbage and cauliilowers invite o,
"h attention; and while they are ST
' luxuries, the blackberries will
49, ready for use. And with these wi
la
be beautiful supply Of greer cor
~, early tomatoes, and in rapid succe
is, sion melons in variety, egg plan
and, in fact, all the other vegetable