The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-04-05
The FARMERS GARDEN.


Maine Department of Agriculture is devot-
ed to the farmers garden and includes an
article upon farm gardening by Prof. f. F.
Hutchings, State Entomologist, and spray
ing calendar which, if carefully studied, will
be of much value to every farmer. Other
contributors are the Secretary of the State
Pathological Society, Hon. d. II. Knowlton
of Pennington, and Mrs. F. S. Getchell of
FoXcroft. Following is the IL ual summary
for Waldo county, and the reports of CORE
spondents:
Hay, sweet corn and potatoes are the
leading crops. The acreage of land powed
will not be greatly increased Most farmers
are not increasing their orchard acreage to
any extent But very few orchards are cul-
tivated. The number of dairy COWS will
not be much increased Number of farm
stock, 10l per cent. value, 100 per cent Per
cent of stock fodder on hand, as compared
with last year, los. The stock is quite gen.
orally watered in the stable, and this system
is advised by correspondents.
IHORNDIKE. Nothing can take the place
of or equal the luxuries of well planned
and well-kept garden. 1t is we'll recog-
nized fact that no culinary art can produce
such healtEful and appetizing dishes as can
be obtained from good vegetable and fruit
garden. Do not make the garden too elabor
ate Plant just what you need and can
take the best care of. 1t will easily furnish
half the living of the family during its sea-
SON For bush beans, Dwarf Black Wax
and Lows Champion, and for pole beans
Cranberry, Lazy Wife's and HORTICULTURAL
will be ali we need. For peas, GraduS and
Motifs Excelsior for early, with Yorkshire
Hero or Bliss Abundance for late; and if
YOU want to plant some Champion of Eng
land for very late you can have all you want
if YOU are sure to stick brush for them to
run on, as the Champion is a very tall grow
er. Beet seed sowed in row six inches
wide and about three inches apart in the
row, so as to make two or three rows with
plenty in the row, beginning to pull them
for the table when the longest are about
two inches in diameter, will give the best
results for early beets. Then when the
early peas are pulled SOW some beets the
middle of July for late fall and winter use,
and put them in the cellar in barrel of dry
sand or sawduSt. Cucumbers for pickle
can be planted where the early peas were
raised. The only good early squash l know
of is the Boston Marrow. But late squashes
can be had earlier by planting them IN the
house or in a hot-bed. Have the plants
eight inches apart, and in taking them up
cut the soil in squares so as not 10 disturb
the roots. Water before taking them up as
well as after setting them out. Cucumber
lettuce and cabbageS can also be thus IoT,
warded Strawberries ana othtI small
fruits are necessities. One hundred straw
berry plants, two feet apart IN the row. am
not allowing single runner to grow, VIII
furnish three bushels of straw berries every
wear for five wears The farmer who does
not raise good garden misses the best part
OF living on a FARM. f. smith
BELFAST There is nothing that can add
more to the pleasure and pro1t OF farm iile
than plentiful supply of garden fruits ana
vegetables. A small plot OF ground near
the house can be made to yield big pront,
besides the pleasure 1t VIII give le"
straw berries, blackberries, enrrants, etc,
pay well for family use. Early peas, corn
beans, lettuce. beets, cabbage cuca.loei 81
squash and celery all help wonderfully III
the living, on the farm or anywhere else.
At a cost of fifty cents last year we grew
supply of celery for family use that would
have cost US probably five dollars IN the
market 1t is not difficult to raise.
Since it has been decreed that man Shail
not live by bread alone but also by those
things which add to the higher ana more re-
fined feelings, | would impress upon my
brother farmers the need OF making the
home attractive by judicious use OF shrub
berry and flowers. Snowbalis, hlacS, syrlh-
gas and other hardy Towering snfubs are
easily cared for and are beautiful. 1eW
roots of perennial flowers and a few hardy
ANNALS will make a lawn that every eye
will be glad to see. If You can nave noun
ing else he sure to have some pahsles anu
sweet meas Pillow a trench eighteen lncheS
wide and. about the same depth, put SIX
inches of good manure in the bottom anu
cover with four inches OF SOIL, scatter d
good fertilizer over this (about one quart 10
a rod) and cover two inches with gOou sou,
plant the sweet peas and cover TWO lnciltS'
As the peas grow, gradually MI the tlehcIi
about them. Brush or tram 10 wire, auu
You will get profusion Of blossoms tndt
viii add to the enjoyment OF lille as , put le"
simple things can. Be generous, ne more more
flowers you give away the more you VIII
have.-E. E. Dow. Co..
NoRRILI, Our garden receives our hrst
care. 1t gets intensive CULTIVATION anu t Inc
hest of fertilization. After it is planted we
intend to make the horse do the most ot the
work. When the weeds appear we leave an
other work and take care of them. AS a
result we always have good gardth' WIN
an abundance of peas, beans ana sweet
corn in their season. BY planting carry anu
late varieties we keep supplied tili lrose ap
pears Turnips, beets, carrots, parsllps,
cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbages nave
their proper place. We intend to raise
enough OF each to have an ample supply lol
home use For twenty years or more we
have sowed a plot to onions, containing
about IS square rods. From TINS we nave
sold yearly from twenty to forty dollars
worth of onions, besides retaining year
supply for the family. Several years ago
we set couple rows of blackberry Sprouts.
From these we have harvested many push,
els of berries. Two years ago we moved
them in the autumn and burned the ground
over Last year we got good crop again.
d. 0. Bowen.