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warm days in April, and they hasten in the seed, this being 

 followed by the long and often cold storms of May, and the 

 plants do not appear, and the garden must be again planted, 

 or no crop. Great care should also be taken in subduing the 

 weeds, which can at first be done best by hand, but after the 

 plants became larger, a garden hoe or other approved instru- 

 ment will suffice. Some are still negligent in allowing weeds 

 to mature late in the season, which furnish not only for them- 

 selves, but for their neighbors, a crop for another season. 

 We are aware that in the cultivation of a garden, the grace of 

 patience will be called into exercise ; we shall not only have 

 to contend with weeds which grow not only when we wake 

 but when we sleep, but with insects of various kinds, and 

 with drouth it may be, but all these may be overcome, and 

 with diligence, a satisfactory crop secured. We know that 

 in our larger towns there will always be many unable, from 

 want of land, or other causes, to raise their supply of vegeta- 

 bles. Such must, of course, depend upon the market, and we 

 think that our farmers should see that this supply should be 

 furnished from our own vicinity, and not brought from the 

 Boston market. We have land in our neighborhood well 

 adapted to market gardening, and the necessary skill to culti- 

 vate it. In conclusion, we would enjoin upon all to endeavor 

 to awaken a new interest in the garden, honored by the 

 Creator as being the first dwelling place of Man, and let us 

 not suppose that after his defection, the sentence that lie 

 should eat the herb of the field, and in the sweat of his face 

 he should eat bread, was an unmixed evil, but blended with 

 mercy, for such employments tend to elevate man, and the 

 careful study of the most minute plant is calculated to inspire 

 us with gratitude and love to the beneficent Creator. 



J. Haskell, for the Committee. 



