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The heads have sold, in our Woolen Factories, for a cent 

 a piece ; and sometimes double that price. An acre, at 

 this rate, would amount to several hundred dollars. 



G. 



'OARDENS. These are distinguished into the flower- 

 garden, the fruit-garden, and the kitchen-garden. We shall 

 say nothing of the flower-garden; for farming has nothing 

 to do with flowers; but the fruit and kitchen-gardens are 

 somewhat more substantial. 



It is best to have the fruit and kitchen-gardens in the 

 same enclosure ; but the plan, too often observed, of blend- 

 ing them together, in too great a degree, ought to bs 

 avoided. Fruit-trees, which make considerable shade, must 

 be injurious to the growth of vegetables in the same neigh- 

 borhood ; and ought therefore to be cultivated by themselves. 

 Such fruit-trees, however, which make but little shade, as 

 grapes, currants, quinces, Sec. may be very agreeably inter- 

 mixed with the growths of the kitchen-garden 



For the Fruit-garden, see FRUIT-TREES, PEACH, APRICOT, 

 QUINCE, &c. &c. 



A kitchen-garden, well stored with vegetables, is highly 

 important to the Farmer, as the use of these supersede the 

 necessity of consuming much meat ; a practice equally in- 

 consistent with economy and with good health. When we 

 perceive that the food of the Cottagers, of Ireland, is prin- 

 cipally milk and potatoes 5 that these are a race of People 

 which are healthy, robust, well-made, with strong, quic k, and 

 ardent powers of mind $ arsd when we perceive that those 

 savage nations which, for want of other lood, are obliged to 

 subsist entirely on fish or other meat, are generally the most 

 stupid, squalid, and ill-made; we certainly cannot draw con- 

 clusions in favor of eating great quantities of flesh. 



It is advisable to have a close high fence round your 

 kitchen and fruit gardens. This, in the first place, renders 

 every thing within it secure from Pillagers; and also serves 

 to keep out fowls. Another benefit, consists in keeping; off 

 the strong cold winds of the Spring, which are very injuri- 

 ous to the young plants, and also to the fruit, which is then 

 about puting forth. 



Dung that is old, and destitute of the seeds of weeds, 

 ought only to be used in manuring a kitchen garden, and 

 the ground ought not to be ploughed; but deeply clue, lor 



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