Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-07

second and third are decided dwarfs, and even the first does quite well without bush ing. The Champion of England grows five feet high here, and needs strong, high bush ing with our high winds, but it is 50 deiio- ious that it pays for the extra work. Still, for one who cannot spend the time, Mo Leans Little Gem planted in four plantings of week apart will give peas of quite good quality for four or five weeks, or until beans and corn, etc., come.
 As to mode of planting, the plat am using for vegetables this year lies quite near the kitchen door, is 45 by 210 feet, and the it's length lies at the end of the path that leads from the kitchen to the stable door: The rows all run 1engthwise of the plat, and across the middle is a broad vacant space, for walk or turning-space. The rows run the whole length except this space, and are planted about thirty-three inches apart, for horse cultivation. Land and horsefesh are plenty and cheap, and human labor is dear. The dwarf peas are planted in single rows and very close together in a pretty broad row-that is, scattering, and not in a single line, and are planted deep. They grow bet ter and do better thus planted. The cham pions do better in two rows eight or ten in- ches apart. Then the brush can be stuck firmly on the outside of the two rows, slant ing, meeting, and interlacing at the top. It makes the brush firmer and the peas get g better and surer hold and support. Small vegetables, like beets, lettuce, spinach, onions. salsify, parsnips, etc., are planted about sixteen inches apart. All vegetables are planted in rows so that the horse can walk BIO feet without turning, while each separate TOW Is 100 feet long each side of the broad crosswalk.
 The tenderer vegetables will be planted later along, in proportion to their tenderness and need of tropical heat. Each week now for at least four will sse some planting done. It is very easy; just leave the fall-ploughed ridges as they are, and when you want to plant, take the cultivator, with it's small- sized teeth, spread the span full width, take off the wheel, and tear the ground up fine and smooth six inches deep or more, with the drier fross-mellowed soil still near the top. Thus you can prepare just whatever | soil you need each time without getting
 out team. plough, and harrow-quite
 an object for the man who keeps but one 1 horse. ] have not thus far raised strawberries.
 because we can buy them daily-large, fine. 1 fresh, cheap, and plenty-from the horti l cultural department of the college and from
 local growers, I did not at first set asparagus
 and rhubarb, those most excellent perenni
 als, because the house and place are merely
 rented. But this year got to thinking; we
 are all renters, with very uncertain lease oi
 life at least. Nearly ali the fruits, especial
 ly, small fruits, like cherries, entrants,
 gooseberries, plums, grapes, etc., are already
 on the place. So this spring set good
 bed of asparagus roots (year old) and rhu'
 barb. If don't get the good of them
 many years some one else will. "Re tha
 plants pears plants for his heirs," but ht
 that plants good asparagus and rhubarl
 roots this spring, if he plants and tends
 them well, gets full harvest early next 1 spring; and they are two exceedingly valu able vegetables, which one must set at least 1 one year before he can use them.