The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-03-05
THE FARMERS GARDEN.

'Eome extracts from an excellent paper read
s,efore the Farmers Institute at Rainsboro
CIV Mr. John Dewitt
Gardening may be divided into three
sistinct branches when taken as busi-
rsess. Namely-the vegetable garden,
tie fruit garden and the flower garden;
the two former to please the taste, the
Ixtter the eye and fancy, for instance
the market garden, the fruit grower and
the florist. With the farmer they are
usually combined and connected in
various ways to profit and adorn the
ksrsners' home. Some garden for pleas
ura as we'll as profit. For long time
esse cry has gone up from many hearts,
Oh, that might dwell under my own
vine and fig tree. To convince us OF the
IsroRts of gardening let the farmer who
neslects his garden take his pencil and
preuare bill OF fare for over 500 meals
fron, the first OF May to November 1st
without vegetable Except potatoes and
fraits, and I think his daily rations
uould closely resemble the "hog and
hon,iny" of the Log Cabin period. The
old time farmers garden was usually a
f1ed spot well fenced with thick rows
Of plum and cherry trees on at least
three sides of it with row or two cur
rent bushes through its entire length.
There are some farmers who have
large and well.cultivated garden, there
are others again who have a small gar
den poorly cultivated aud good stock
Of weeds.
The most profitable vegetables raised
zre those grown in a garden in a high
sfxte of cultivation and well titled. Such
one brings to the farmers table at all
seasons of the year bountiful supply Of
vegetables. Mistakes are made with
persons in their early gardening who
have clay soil. They plow and plant too
eaxiy. The result is the spring rains
come, the groung packed hard and
there is slow growth Of vegetables or
Z failure to come up. Some people
have a certain time to do every thing,
they always plant their potatoes and kill
their hogs when the moon is right.
Such persons most unfrequently plant
vegetables when the moon is right,
whether the ground is right or not.
There are some again who think there
ID luck in raising vegetables, but he who
trusts to luck ia this business as in any
ether will be almost sure to meet with
disappointment. It's q eat luxury with
ail, more especially the vegetarian, to
have something green to eat in the
spring, our appetites crave it, besides it
is essential to health.
The average farmer cannot afford to
experiment much in seeds and plants.
He should leave that for those who
Hske a specially of-the business. Some
vixen they have good seeds hold on to
the cultivation of the same from year to
year, thinking they are still the most
proSitable ones to keep. Mr.. s. thinks
the potatoes he has been raising for a
nanber OF years are far better than any
Of the new varieties. Mrs. B. says the
bunch beans she raises keep and string
befter than any other kind. There are
20 many novelties represented by seed
men that good judgment must be exer-
eised in buying new seeds. We are
sfteo induced to buy something new.
Printers ink and high.colored pictures
THE we'll with the public, and 80 long
a the demand exists the supply will
come. We have all been more or less
disxusted with new seeds, yet when
spring time comes we feel tempted to
Try few more before we are aware OF it.
Have your garden of sufficient size to
Eaiss supply of small fruit for early
use. You cannot estimate the value
Dlared upon bountiful supply of such
during the heat of summer. Strawber-
xies come early, and how delicious they
tn3e after the long season of winter
vegetables is over. They look 30 tempt.
ing ~ they hide themselves under their
covering of green. 1t is only human
nature to have visions Of strawberries
and cream passing before ones mind
Ike q panorama during the after hour
sf sleep. Raspberries come, next cher
Ia. 6lackberries and other fruits car
be grown in small way in every garder
which will not only be a luxury but ado
- the health Of the family.
II the farmer win raise suficien
supply of all kinds of fruit for his family
there will be no more hard, tiresom'
hzmps over hills and pastures searching
for 6eld berries and wild fruits, climbing
aences, tearing garments, running head
lhngat the glimpseso ofsnakesan hornets
sesas, vUmming home tired at last will
1uf little fruit. 1t is not an uncommon
Ming TO see the wives and daughters O.
ueGi.to-do farmers foraging along the