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radishes and pot herbs, then let enough roots of rhubarb or piephmt to furnish 

 material for sauce and pies before the early fruits are ready. The remainder of 

 the north border may be set to grape vines, three or four feet from the fence and 

 six to eight feet apart, and if a wide border and two rows are planted have the 

 rows ten or twelve feet apart. If this space holds more grapes than is desired, a 

 portion of it may be used for an asparagus bed or strawberries. The east and 

 west border had best be used for strawberries, currants, etc. Upon the south 

 border set two or more rows of raspberries, set the first row three or four feet from 

 the fence, the second six or seven feet from that. Commence at one end and set 

 both rows with blackcaps, as many as are desired three or four feet apart in the 

 row, then set the remainder of the patch with red varieties three feet apart and 

 keep them in hills, or if it is thought desirable to try a few blackberries, and I 

 think it is, let them have thirty or forty feet at one end of the border. The reason 

 for this is that a row of blackberries along side of the others would prove trouble- 

 some on account of their thorny habit and propensity to spread and run out every- 

 thing else. If this border takes more of the above varieties of fruit than is desired,, 

 a portion of it may be planted to currants. Upon one of the end borders set as 

 many currant bushes as will produce what fruit the family will require ; they 

 should stand four feet apart in the rows, rows six or seven feet apart. Of the 

 remainder make an asparagus bed, or if other provision has been made for asparagus 

 and currants, turn it into a strawberry bed. The other end border has been designed 

 for strawberries, but if it is not needed for that use it may be used for a flower 

 garden. Upon the border devoted to strawberries, set one-half this spring and 

 plant the remainder to potatoes or some other hoed crop and the next spring set to 

 strawberries. If it should be desireable to take two crops of berries fr^m the same 

 plantation before turning them under make provision for a third plantation to be 

 set the third spring. This disposes of the borders and provides a quantity of fruit 

 shrubbery and vines that if properly managed will produce all the summer fruit 

 that a large family can consume in the fresh state, and afford a supply for canning,, 

 drying and preserving for winter use. 



A bed of asparagus unless it has already been provided for will finish the perma- 

 nent plantation. It may be a single row upon either side of the garden, and four or 

 six feet from any row already planted or in a plat of any shape, but the rows had 

 better run in the same direction with our rows of vegetables to facilitate cultivation, 

 and avoid tramping or turning a horse when plowing or cultivating. This plant 

 delights in a rich, warm soil, and pays well for good cultivation and liberal manuring. 

 Once established it will annually throw up its abundance of rich, healthful food,, 

 through all our and our children's lifetime. The remainder of our garden plat is 

 designed for the growing of culinary vegetables, and may be arranged to suit the 

 different plantings, and planted in varieties and quantities to suit the wants of the 

 family. The fitting of the ground can be mostly done with the farm team, plow 

 and harrow, and the plowing may be done in strips just as wanted for planting,, 

 but I consider it the best to all be plowed as early as the soil is free from frost and 

 in good condition to work well. If weeds should get started on any portion of it 

 before needed for the later plantings, they can be pretty thoroughly destroyed by 

 an extra harrowing, or it may be plowed again. 



To insure the best results each species or variety of vegetable seeds should be 



