(J40 HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



The Wakefield and Early York are tlie best early varie- 

 ties, and the Drum Heads and Savoy the favorite late kinds. 

 These last are not planted until May, and transplanted in July. 



The Cucumber, though tabooed by the Doctors, is still a fa- 

 vorite, and if used for nothing but pickles, is still almost indis- 

 pensable. Every good housewife appreciates a jar of cucumber 

 pickles. I'he holes for planting cucumbers should be dug 

 about eighteen inches deep, and filled with a mixture of soil 

 aud rotted manure. A shovelful of night soil in the bottom of 

 the hole will do wonders. Fill up the hole to two or three 

 inches above the level, and in this raised mound plant a dozen 

 seeds, covering them an inch deep with fine dirt, patting it 

 down with the spade. When the plants are up, thin them down 

 gradually to the four strongest ones. The White Spined and 

 Early Frame are the best early varieties, and the Early 

 Cluster where pickles are the main object. 



Squashes and Melons should be planted in the same way 

 as cucumbers. A few early melons might be started in the hot- 

 bed, then transplanted to the cold frame, and finally to the gar- 

 den. After the hot-bed is disused, a hill of cucumbers, melons, 

 or squashes might be planted in it. The Hubbard Squash 

 should have a place in every garden, as most delicious pies can 

 be made from it all winter. A few watermelons and musk- 

 melons can be raised in almost every garden, and are an inex- 

 pensive luxury. If any one is entitled to such luxuries it is 

 the farmer surely. 



Thyme, Sage, Summer Savory, and Sweet Marjorum 

 should also be grown in the farmers' garden for the accommo- 

 dation of the housekeeper in her seasonings. The Thanks- 

 giving turkey or the Christmas goose cannot be just right 

 without them. All stufied and baked meats are improved by 

 their use. The seed is sown in May, in rich, mellow soil, and 



