Evening journal., 1903-03-07
IMPROVEMENTS LESSEN
COST OF GARDENING
Many Luxuries Which
Farmers Should Enjoy In
cluding Small Fruits

This ls the season when certain kinds o.
work on the fern nf1ord pleasure par.ac-
uiariy where farmers are interested Al rar-
den vegetables ana small fruits. n a.
flower bed may be included. the women
viii also enjoy the Outdoor work. The
majority OF farmers give but lt.Hie stten-
ton 90 gardening. They negard the spade.
hoe and rake es implements which IN
volre too much time and aabor. II 3 far
mer desires 10 grow crop of any kind
ne prefers 10 90 the work with a horsse
and culuvator and IN q Wholesale man
.ner. This repngnanoe 70 using the small
tools In order 20 grow a supBly % reger-
sbles has been ahe cause @. deprvins
hundreds o. farmers of luxurles that
would have cost bun Ntiie II the farmers
had considered the value of lha crops
from garden. and also the real cost
compared with crop q grain q Dota-
Toes. But there are, hovevtf. some far
mers and nlneir svdve- who know bow a
garden assists 10 nuke farm hfe enjoy
able and they are the ones z'ho w1ll nov
enjoy che work of planaing the seeds o.
the many varieties q srsguiahles. fu-
ahcre is no portion Of farm NE 40 sEree-
able az thar % spnne preparEfitn ln the
garden Even the youncer manberv q
the family take sorne uutsreaf ~ ruuh
work
There has besn an advance an the sys-
tesn o. gardenins. Whsie nhe hoe. rake
and spade stin hold placs - the hist Of
garden nou1s yet i0ty has'e been super
seded mainly by the single ana double
wheel hoes and --ed drlits Afisr th.
ground Is ploued and narrowed the wuri
required In she garden urops. IN propor
lion 10 the value o. nhs products Derived
has been greatly lessenet. for tals formei
slow and iabortous work of rhe hoe Il
now quickly performed by the wheel hoe
vita which one man can perform the work
formerly done b6 SIX or seven men with
hoes. while the seed drill opens the rows
plaFrs the seeds, covers them and marks
the next row at a speed equal TO a slow
walk. Ii Is now easier to plant an acre
with seed than 70 perform the same work
on one-ten,h that area under old methods
Then there are hand culhvators and weed.
ers 10 assist, some OF the combined i'm.
plements being made dn a manner to b,
{ quickly converted into a seed drill, whee
; hoe, cultivator rake or weeder. as Ne
: suired. TheBo are also horse hoes adapt
ed for garden work. while the hand tools
such as hoes, etc, have been greatly i'm
proved. IL may be- safely asserted tina
with these advantages within reach o
the farmer there are great many VIII,
: have not adopted them. and who do no
give the garden more attention. contsnu
Y ms to Avc on the plaincs,t fare when Hhs
!. could easily supply themselves with al
i the food iuxurdes that can be produced n,
n the farm In that section.
- The nrst thing to do with a Earden n,o
l. Is TO plow Il and harrow dt until AZ Is a
r nno on the surface as II can be rne.l.
a and II the work Is to be done with
: horse the longer the rows the better. Trs
" only plump and sound seed. procure
:, from reliable seedsmen. and use rather "a
much seed than too lsttle. as is easier Z
thin out the surplus plants than to r,
- plant the vacant places. Use only vel
~ notted manure and work dt well into m
L. soil. II fertilizer Is used let a be broa,
o casted and narrowed in. The savins {
" labor will depend largely upon w.ttehir
the weeds. II the wheel hoe or whe
r. cultivator is used just as the weeds Al
k. appearing above ground the top soil wi
n always be kept fine and loose. and few,
nj weeds will appear after each cultivation
Cultivated in that manner an ordinai
at garden can be worked in an hour or tv