g32 now TO MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



of good, wliolesome, fresh vegetables, fruits, salads, berries, etc. ; 

 and wlien the warm weather of spring comes, and the system 

 requires a less stimulating, more cooling diet, we have a variety 

 offered to tempt the appetite, which can be procured at so little 

 expense or trouble, in no other way. 



Not only should the garden contain, and have cultivated in* 

 it, the more common vegetables usually grown on the farm, but 

 all the choice varieties, as also fruits, etc., desirable for family 

 use, that can be grown in the climate. 



The garden spot should, when a choice is to be had, have a 

 gentle descent or slope towards the south, ag this exposure is 

 preferable on many accounts to any other. The effects of a slight 

 frost are more readily recovered from, if the air gets gradually 

 a little warmed before the direct rays of the sun strike the 

 plants that may be touched. Protection ought to be afforded a 

 garden from cold northerly winds, if in no other way, by tight 

 high board fences, it is better if protected by woods, high hills, 

 or buildiiios. 



When the half acre is selected, it should be subsoiled or 

 trenched, and, if at all inclined to hold water, it should be 

 drained. {See Chapter /., for advantages of draining.) Peter 

 Henderson, in a work on market gardening, records an instance 

 of eight acres, the products of which were increased two 

 thousand dollars a year by drainage, which cost five hundred 

 dollars. It would seem as if a word to the wise on this subject 

 ought to be sufficient. 



Next to the draining and deep plowing is the manuring, 

 which should be liberal. The great advantages to be secured 

 are earliness, large yields, and extra quality ; none of these can 

 be secured without plenty of manure. 



A half acre intended for a garden should receive ten cords of 

 good compost. Here is just the place for liquid manure, on tht 



