CA LEND .V R, 



OF OPERATIONS IN THE 



GARDEN, THE ORCHARD, AND THE FARM, 

 FOR EACH MONTH IN THE YEAR. 



JANUARY. 



Kitchen Garden. — Water the vegetable beds freely 

 in dry weather, occasionally giving liquid manure. 

 When water is required, give a good soaking, or none, 

 as a mere sprinkling is rather injurious than other- 

 wise. Where water is scarce, much protection may 

 be afforded by mulching the ground with stable litter, 

 grass, or straw. If a slight dressing of salt was given 

 to the beds in spring, as recommended in August and 

 September, the advantage will now be felt. All the 

 beds now unoccupied should be dug, carefully turning 

 in at the bottom of the trench all cabbage leaves, 

 turnip tops, and such green refuse, which form a valu- 

 able manure. Heavy land should be thrown up 

 roTighly, giving the large lumps a sufficient blow just 

 to break them asunder. The exposure to the sun will 

 greatly improve the texture of such soils. In favor- 

 able weather sow French beans, brocoli, cabbage, car- 

 rot, cauliflower, celery, mustard, cress, lettuce, endive, 

 okra, peas, parsnip, parsley, radish, salsafy, scorzonera, 

 prickly spinach, turnip, Brussels sprouts, and a few 

 cucumber and melon seeds for late crop. At this 

 season particular care must be devoted to the seed 

 beds. The seed should be sown thickly in small beds, 

 under a portable calico cover, and the beds kept well 

 watered until the plants are strong. Tobacco water 



