The Forrest City times., 1891-11-27
THE FARM AND HOME,
HOW TO MANAGE A FIRST
 CLASS GARDEN.
One That Yields Something besioes Weeds-A New Idea in the Way or Feacs Posts-Farm Notes
 and Dom estic Dots.
Hnr Run My Garden.

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 in oblong shape, sandy or gravelly soil, sloping to the south, still better to the south-east manure year after year heavy, fence it and tend 1t we'll and assure any farmer who will do this that he will get more solid com fort and benefit from that one acre than he will of ten of his best farm ing land; will live better. be healthier and have smaller store account to settle, than he has by the old way. Too many gardens are nothing but little truck patch, says G. Camerer Tn the Practical Farmer. laid out in beds and walks more walks than beds, and the women folks are expected to tend it. It is suffered to grow up in weeds. and by the time the owner should have some vegetables on his table. his garden has became a wildnes. of weeds, briars and everything else--but vegetables. Then he growls when he has 10 go to the store and buy rice beans, canned goods and other stuff for family sub- stance, all entirely out of their season. Such farmers say: 'I can't fool with garden" find 1 can, and it pays big, but l blow my garden whenever needed and generally before; one or two hours at time will do the work. Then have wholesome food. plenty for my own table to put up for the winter. and some to spare to sell to such as cant fool their time away with garden.
 The way 1 manage my family gar den of one acre is this: A few rows of extra early Irish potatoes for first use; these come off here about the middle or end of May; then l put the same grou1d in celery, late cabbage, late sugar corn or turnips-every one to his own taste. Then few rows of early sugar corn, followed by late cab bage or late tomatoes which come into full bearing when the early vines are stacking up. Then few rows of early bunch beans and peas adjoining; between these l set out late tomatoes. Then row of cucumbers; work late cabbage for a second crop between the bills in the same row. Then few rows oi early tomatoes (Dwarf Cham pion for first early and some other va- rieties to come in after) Reset some more plantings of the late sugar corn (the Mammoth is besD. plantings about 10 to l4 days apart up to July 1st. Reset a few rows of early bunch beans, followed by late tomatoes; then what I think indispensable in a family garden--a few rows of Lima or butter beans, which l train on wires strung on temporary posts. wires about Is inches apart up to feet high.
 Small stuff, such as radishes, lettuce onions (seed and sets), parsnips oyster plants. carrots, etc., l plant in a patch by themselves. in rows r. inches apart as they require the ground for the whole season and have to be worked by hand and hoe. At the last blowing. and when the proper time comes SOW turnip seeds broad cast over the whole garden; this will keep down late weeds and grass In this way. 1 have fresh vegetables almost the year around; my soil Is never idle or grows weeds. and it is a source of pleasure, profit and health Besides these vegetables. l have few rows of strawberries and raspberries. By managing my family garden this way. sell about $50 to Sl00 worth of stuff. besides what we use for our fam fly of eight and all with a good ap- petite. As long as vegetables last we have but very little use for pork and other meat except for seasoning. We dry and put up enough to last us all winter and spring until fresh sup ply comes in. Live a good deal more economically, and better than those who live on grocery supplies, butcher shops and the pork barrel. Of course such heavy cropping can only be done on an acre that is heavily manured ev- cry year say at least 25 wo-horse loads of well-rotted manure or compost put on every winter. and some more between. whenever the first crop is taken of and the second put in.