Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-09
themselves a. they cover and shade
everything Of . low-growing order,
within twenty feet OF the hills.
l.. r. ABBOTT.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
u BRIDGroN.--My Idea OF farm gardel
Il, that NO farmer can do justice 70 him
self and family II he neglects to raise
continuous supply Of both large ant
small fruies, from the earliest to the lat
est, also such variety Of vegetables q
each member OF his family may relish
Experience has proved that al shoult
be planted In rows, the longer the better
with blank space at each end, II possible
and wide enough apart TO allow hors,
to work the weeder or cultivator, - tn
case may be, often enough TO keep dowr
the first appearance OF little weeds, ant
the big ones will never appear, espe
cislly u the garden rake 10 used often
With the furrows three or three and one.
half feet apart, filed with well-rottec
barn or hog manure thoroughly mixed
| with the soil (and for cabbage use night
soiI) and a liberal sprinkling OF phos-
phale, Ia an ordinary season the garden
will return an hundred fold. Plant the
Sun ,ller vegetables and peas 10 double
rows. We have sampled many new fruits
and found them wanting. The kieffer
psn,s.. 1890 Tro Ssn.r..a To-
Sars !, 80 ,asa.- ,c. ,b,s c,s,r.ss
and the list might be continued without
ri.t The ss, 40. son onr tom .toes ~ere
trained to stakes three TO six feet high,
according to the kind, planted and cut or
trimmed "a directed Ia some agricultural
paper, and proved q perfect success,
ripcning earlier and clean ss an spple.
ho.ns nth ma nonY s,,, IN sa, ths
Ta,I".' ~ T..n.,an, co. ~. ssr,,s.,
.nn,s and ,ha Grsar Noun,sin ersns IA
= gem
Gro T. CuAnaorpyr.
OXFORD COUNTY.
PARis.-But few farmers realize the
importance and value OF good garden,
and always have the excuse that they
have no time to bother with such things.
There IL no land on the farm that paws
better or helps more to make a living
than the garden. The more varieties
the better, also would have small fruits
so as TO have them through the season.
Have never made the garden extensive
enough TO make 1t . moneyed crop. l
only have one for home use.
II. ID. HAMMOND.
WEST BETHEL farmers garden
consider of 90 much importance that
would "A soon not plant any corn and
potatoes "A to leave out my garden; for
q garden OF vegetables and fruit, with
good, bright woman st the head of the
cooking, will furnish family with one
half their food the year around, and the
most hcalthful food which we can have.
Ny land Ia what we call plains land and
is very early, 80 plant my garden early,
for the reason that II Il does not get 4
good start early In the season it NAV
come on dry 90 IL will not do As we'll.
plant INV peas A early as can work the
ground. In rotation. 40 we have green
peas from the last OF June until frost
comes, and string beans the same. In two
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ana winter squsshe., cu.uoes' - VIE We
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sgus neos. Uoee p'.n.sa YOU M.ys
nave H. ana " /. INC mrs, Vexe'aoic VIC
can get 10 the spring OF the year and u
den small fruits, such as currsnts, goose
berries, Strawberries, blsckberries and
red and black raspberries. We raise
enough OF these for our own use and
have some to sell, and we think it pays
Us well TO spend some time 10 the gar
den. ! see no reason why every farmer
shouid NOT nave q good Rsroen, Win
good clean CULTIVATION. mere Is ss macn
profit 10 IL TO Us as Ia anything we plant
or sow. L. i. GROVER.
DENMARK II sm GLAD 70 see you take
up this subject, as the farmers garden
Is sadly neglected. Many FARMERS seem
70 tnink time ana iertiilLer are wasted
upon garden, ana plan. oroso scIes,
ana sometimes they are 700 oroAa 10.
pron,, aha ne'e, .n.ns ., 9 ."e ,as. Inoua. ,,' Hi
neaithiu,nes', p'eAsu'e al" ss pa'sse 'A''
farmers garden, besides vegetables,
should have strswoerrses, rsspoerries'
olackberries, piums, pears; 10 nne,
everything tnat shouid grace q farmers
table, In It's season, and plenty 10 put
up for use as the fsmiiy needs.
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hs 80 sho,id =. . GOOD s.rdsn and
!, H. ,sonId 10 vel, 0l,eS WITH ho,h early
!, "A S 80 % ,,s,;ss % no,.,oes corn meas
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