Agriculture, is the most healthful , the most useful , and the most rwble employment of man .— Washington. 
VOL. VI. NEW YORK, APRIL, 1847. NO. IV. 
A. B. Allen, Editor. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 
CULTURE OF THE HORSE-RADISH. 
The soil most suitable for the production of horse¬ 
radish in perfection is that which is light and friable, 
and of considerable depth; and if any part of the 
garden is damper than another, that should be ap¬ 
propriated, but it should not be saturated with 
water. In autumn, let the ground be trenched three 
feet deep, turning down with the surface soil a 
liberal dressing of good barn-yard manure. Let it 
lie, rough, and exposed to the weather, during win¬ 
ter. In spring, at the time of planting, add a second 
dressing of decomposed manure, turning it under 
two feet deep. The whole of the manure will now 
be two feet, or nearly so, below the surface of the 
ground. 
In proceeding with the planting, first measure the 
ground into rows eighteen inches and four feet apart 
alternately. Stretch the line at the first row, and dig 
a narrow trench two and a half feet deep, placing the 
earth beyond the first row. Then take pieces of 
horse-radish roots six inches long and place them 
about ten or twelve inches apart in the bottom of 
the trench. It is quite immaterial which part of 
the root is planted, as every part grows without the 
least difficulty. When this is done, remove the line 
to the next row, and trench the earth as before, 
placing the soil over the first row planted, and so 
continue until the plot is finished, when the soil 
taken out of the first trench will fill the last. Dur¬ 
ing the summer, keep the ground well forked over 
and clear of weeds; and, to strengthen the plants, 
two or three supplies of manure-water will be of 
great service, as the plant delights in moisture. 
When liquid manure is applied, it should be given 
in sufficient quantities to reach the lowest roots. 
In taking up horse-radish for use, a trench should 
be opened at one end of a double row, as deep as 
the lower roots in order that they may be taken up 
of a proper length, and that a sufficient supply may 
be dug to last two or three months in winter and 
spring, as it may be kept in excellent preservation 
for a long time in sand. In cutting up the roots, 
from four to six inches of the bottom part should 
be left in the ground, for the purpose of insuring 
another growth ; for the same ground and the same 
roots, when once planted, will continue for ever, if 
the same culture, as recommended above, be pur¬ 
sued from year to year. 
If these directions are cavried out, we have no 
hesitation in stating that, in one season after plant¬ 
ing, an article will be produced creditable to any 
market, the truth of which will be manifest to any 
one who will take the trouble to visit the garden of 
Mr. Junius Smith, at Astoria, on Long Island. 
FARM OF GENERAL JOHNSON. 
The farm of General Jeremiah Johnson is situ¬ 
ated in the city of Brooklyn, between the village 
of Williamsburgh and the United States Naval 
Hospital. It contains 145 acres, about 80 of which 
are under cultivation, 21 acres in mowing, 2 acres 
in kitchen garden and orchard, and 30 acres in pas¬ 
ture and wood-land. This is said to be the only 
farm on Long Island remaining in the same family, 
having been tilled by its present occupant for more 
than 60 years. His dwelling, which is jointly oc¬ 
cupied by his son, Mr. Barney Johnson, is an old- 
fashioned double house, one and a half stories high, 
with two wings, and commanding an extensive 
view of the East River, the Navy Yard, and the 
adjacent parts of Brooklyn and New York. The 
stock of the farm, exclusive of that owned by the 
tenants, consists of five cows, seven horses, and a 
sufficient number of hogs for family use, all of which 
are kept in the best manner by soiling, or stall- 
feeding. 
