Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-18


lie close to the ground and with faith
full hoeing can be kept IN check, but
artichokes in the borders, among the |
currants, and everywhere it gets root,
seeks the earliest opportunity to
spread, to crowd, to grow, to overtop
all other products of the soil.
eff the garden is like the human
mind, the immortal qualities should
be altogether good, so if there is no
goodness in this vegetable, avoid it.
But if we wish to fill up our space
with permanent crops, we have in the
fruits enough to fill my acre or any
mans garden continued brother
Prosey, s'and in fruits it is well to
heed the objections of Bro. Baxter to
the artichoke. and plant only those
kinds that will stay where they are
planted. In this way we should omit
the blackberry and red raspberry, as
they spread underground and are
difficult to eradicate but with straw
berry, currant, gooseberry, apple,
pear, plum and grape we can have
enough in quantity and variety but
l fear that these views of gardening
are something like the precepts and
doctrines of my sermons, they are
true and desirable and practicable,
but we are not always guided by
them"
Now the ladies called to supper,
and happy company gathered
around the table with their hearts
full of sympathy for their minister,
who showed SO much independence
and shrewdness in providing home
for himself when his failing voice de-
barred him from preaching.
In a few days this pioneer had
burned heaps of refuse wood and had
planted in this surface soil some po-
tatoes. believing that blowing on
this land would turn down the fertile
and turn up the barren soil, and a
strong growing plant like the potato
would work with him in this contest
of man with nature and surely make
some return for the care and labor
bestowed. The places most severe
ly burned were reserved for later
planting to melons, cucumbers,
squash and corn and small samples
of other vegetables.
One day quiet, middle aged man
called for an interview and told him
he had heard of his effort to make a
home and said further, 81 have a fruit
and vegetable garden and l know
it's value so well, and see gardening
neglected so much, that my sympa-
thies were moved to call upon you
and offer you some seeds and plants
such as / know will thrive with rea-
sonable care. I know it is late to
transplant, but if you miss this spring
year is gone, and even with swell
ing buds and unfolding leaves, trees
and shrubs can be transplanted with
very fair success. Get into my wag-
on and GO with me p
So Rev. Prosey put himself in the
care of this new found friend, and a
few miles ride brought him to gar
den so well cared for that it might
we'll be the pride of the owner and
envy of the visitor.
His friend, who having been edu-
Gated physician, and was generally
known as "the DOCTOR" said:
"Whatever may be said to the det-
riment of tree agents, and however
great the frauds they may have prac-
ticed, / have found the genuine lover
of horticulture generous, truthful and
friendly. Some of my most valuable
fruits and vegetables have been
brought to my notice by friends who
desired TO benefit me by gift or who
were desirous to see how the variety
would thrive on my soil and in this
climate. They seem to be sure of
two things: That will give the plant
, good care and also tell the truth about
its merits. Some of my greatest
pleasures have come from seeing a
vine, bush or tree that | have given
away, thrive under good care; and
one of the dlsagreeble sights of my
life has been to see grapevine, bush
or tree die in utter neglect, when
had given the plant and the Creator
had given soil, climate and human
needs.
Now l want to give you few
things that will take but little room
and care, but you will always be glad
that you have them. See this row of
cherry currants, and this row of the
old red Dutch-three plants of each
with good roots; now three gooseber-
ry bushes; they are of American Or
igin and free from mildew. Now a
grapevine, an early white variety
now half a dozen tips of black rasp-
berries, the Doolittle; now few
young apple trees that l know will
thrive. We must not let the sun OF
; wind dry these roots at all and we
will leave some of the earth upon
them. / am going right home with
you and help set them out. You may
! call this days work my donation for
the support of the Gospel"
Cabbage, turnip and tomato plants
were added and seeds of beans and
sweet corn.
Through the summer what was
well planted was properly cultivated,
and the minister's garden received