The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-23
Gardening.

To person OF moderate means q half
acre of fair land that can be cultivated in
a half dozen or more vegetables is a
valuable possession. That is on the as
sumption that said person is of vegetarian
taste and understands how to cultivate
that half acre, and has a family that
likes vegetables.
We can name a dozen vegetables of
which it is likely that every person will
find at least three or four that prove
very agreeable food. One person may
fancy one, while one may choose another
Some vegetables are mere relishes, with
Attle or no nutriment in them. Others,
again, are substantial food which give
health and strength.
" the thirty or more vegetables usu-
ally cultivated let us name dozen of the
most important ones. Market gardeners
or truckers usually find more profit IN
growing those that are most relishes and
are OF little value as substantial food.
Inc use of these are conducive to health,
even II they cannot in them
selves sustain life. The twelve leading
vegetables may be named as follows
CaoOage, onions, potatoes, beans, beets,
celery, turnlps, tomatoes, English peas,
green corn, asparagus, and what for the
twelfth? Eggplant or squash or cucum-
DerS or okro or spinach or parsnips or
what! 1t is hard to decide Some would
ChOOSe one and some another AS we
united our list to twelve we must choose
one for the time. Our choice would be
spinach. The market grower no doubt
could lind more profit in eggplants or Gu
Cunoers. We are speaking of the home
sdfqen now, growing vegetables for
iiamlIy use to supplement an otherwise
!ean or destitute larder.
Now half acre make it an
acre II the family is large one) devoted
70 tne twelve vegetables named, and cul-
u'dled ntensively would go a long ways
~ providing an excellent table, needing
1uI very little meat to make il complete
we can supplement the garden
"t,'th Ine product of onesor two cows-one,
- sue IS three or tour-gallon producer
ana the product of twenty well-cared-for
rens' we can have table that should
DTeU Uhe reasonable desires of any ole.
res, well managed garden is very es-
0s 10 the comfort and proper living
haveit. ~
-, we have made no reference to the
treasures TO be derived from making
saruen. We discuss it in its utilitarian
aspect
IA halt acre consists of 21, 7S0 square
= ~'1~u ST udE6 yafQS.
n n, uuer lar management, with fair land
Suu oy which term is implied something
ttO,nIssllerably below what the highest cul-
o orIe would produce, every square yard in
t foa. haIt acre can easily be made to yield
1VIa 70 the value of 10 cents. Very high
n b ayule would go far beyond this--per
udps double IT,
4 hAa;ay plain, practical gardener knows
y csb5, IL Is not difficult TO make l0-cent
eas on a square yard of good soil. 1t
n nco produce the equivalent of that cab
n fssso Ia nearly every other vegetable we
n bei,.. named, the only exceptions probably
To- 'urnlps and green corn.
IN posslole, garden should be oblong
II t,oHrIu'' twice or three times as long as it
n in %.Ie so That horse power can be used
n pstteparlng the soil aud culuvatinR the
BIZ 51aules economically. (This is desira-
\ M , olt not essential, 10 DO sure) A plat
arr, Us long by a04 yards wide Is a half
kes, good paling fence. sufficient 20
cosp, ny chickens and rabbits, should en-
bed = she garden. Next 10 the fence a
H lien 'eet wide should extend around IL,
Tb|' "a loot walk should likewise extend.
dgr,. ''l ANA walk allowed for and de-
n ..- would leave 10 central plat
Il lr '"tas. The average width OF rows
al krlAble culture u s feet
tlgy. nav rate our plat would
o. 1"enty-foyr rows, or two rows