The morning news., 1894-10-22

Those who expect to make their garden
= source of income, even though in small
way. should appreciate the fact that
great deal can be done during this
month and next in laying a substantial
foundation toward securing the best re-
suits. That part of the garden not oc-
cupied by onions or spinach or cabbage
or other crops, should be futed or ridged
M. If at all clayey it should be ridged so
as to give the freezes a chance to ef-
feet a thorough pulverzation Of the soil.
While in the ridged or futed condition all
the bulky organic manure that carebe af-
forded for the purpose should be hauled
IN the land and broadcasted over it. OF
course. most of this will fall into the fur
rows. and by Christmas the freezes and
the rains will cause much of it to be COW
cred by soil and there will be no waste of
tbe fertilizing elements. AS these become
.o1ublc bv degrees, the rains will wash
if into the soil and it will be there ready
IA feed the plants that will be set upon
the land later on.
If there is an accumulation of weeds,
tomato and egg plant vines, and the like,
they should be gathered up, scattered into
-
ashes sprinkled on them, and covered by
a furrow run on each side. A plat thus
sowed will make a splendid place for
the Irish potatoes in February.
In the fruit garden or orchard the month
of November is one of great activity.
1t is a good thing to have plenty of fruit.
Have you a good-sized patch of straw
berries? If not lose no time in making
a start toward having one. Start on
small scale, if you have not the time or
means to plant as largely as you would
like. No doubt you can secure in your
neighborhood "a few hundred plants of
Sharpless or Wilson or Triumph de Grand.
If you can not get them from your neigh
s borhood, some good nursery is not far off,
and you will probably find their adver-
tisements in your Southern Farm,
Even three rows of a hundred each,
planted out right on nicely prepared sell
and cultivated promptly and thoroughly
can be made to yield very nice lot of
berries for a small family. Under high
# cultivation it is not an uncommon thing
for a hill of Sharpless COR Crescent, when
properly fertilized) to yield anywhere
from pint to a quart of berries. Even if
they produce only half pint to the hill,
it is certainly very good returns for the
small investment A few dishes of straw
herries in the early spring may prove of
such alternative value as to ward oil
threatened attack of sickness from some
prevent a considerable doctors bill. a
little patch thus started paves the way for
enlargement of the plantation with very
#httle expense thereafter, for then you will
have your plants right at hand, and with
trowel they can be transferred to the new
rows with very little disturbance of the
roots which is a very great gain in start
ing new rows or beds. Plants put out
this way early in fall with a handful of
hone-dust worked in about each plant
will bear freely the following April or
May. In making this first start, if you
mink 800 plants too many on account of
the pressure of other work or the diff
#culty in getting the right sort of plants,
#try l70. Five rows of so plants each, well
#worked, will produce a bushel of nice
berries and make good many plants for
use next fall BE sure and get good va
llety, and plant no other, even if they are
3given to you.
Now is the time to make start with
faspberries, if you have not already made
start. A hundred plants of a good va
fety will yield after while a very whole
some addition to the breakfast table.
and so with grapes; 50 to 1OO-year-old
vines Cor even rooted cuttings) will cost
very little and take up very lite space.
with anything like fair treatment the
concord succeeds anywhere. The culture
very simple If the soil is too stiff and
needs a mending, fork under and about
''' 0Ollles ueCdSiiAS Ne5SbdDlS mat
er or some knd-leaf mold, lot scrap
Ings and the like. Supplement this with
handtul Of bone-dust and twice this of
OAK and hickory ashes or its equivalent,
wen worked in about the plant to the dis
anGe OF three feet in every direction.
WIN suitable training and little prun-
ing from year to year. you will have
rulJ that is not only luxury, but food.
ne generous use of the grape promotes
me healthy condition of body in young
and old, and every man who owns
small place should by all means include
d, least a small area in grapes for the use
o nus family, if for no other purpose.