Show agricultural CHEAP WATERING A ganden GARDEN AND IT ir port fon NOTHING we have llave a kind of experimental plot of nearly one fourth of an acre upon ii which winch we put out a large variety of seeds seed roots plants ac lof lor both bolh old and new varieties varr varn ties As he lle did not get possession until after the Is I 1 of may and were then tilen hindered by rains and 0 ther other pr pressing eEsing business from working g it for ten days das more most things put out had a late start we kidded no stable manure and the ground llad haili ever rever received but one slim coati coall coating fig we procured a barrel of fine bones from a factory factor which cost us delivered 3 75 per barrel A small portion of this was mixed with soil and put into the and drills with the seeds the tha main is is still to be given as follows in one corner nearest to the house we have sunk a plue pine hogshead the tile top of it from which the head is Ye removed moved is is ever evea with the surface of the ground the removed head Is used as a cover a strip of board being nailed across the top which aich projects from the sides far enough to prevent it from failing falling in and at the same time answer for its handles tile the hogshead is is an ordinary one in which crockery came packed and which would not have lied hed water were not the soil packed pack d firmly around it and not even then if used for clear water in into to this hogshead all liquids from tile tiie house from lle ile he lie h kitchen ien len irom from washroom wash room and chambers are pouted the fine materials sifted from coli coll ashes also go into the same bame common receptacle the coarser cinders are dug into a piece of heavy clay soil the dishwater dish water including waste food lood the tile soap sud suds urine ac all furnish rich materials the alkaline suds abd ashes serve to keep down disagreeable odors sh sir uld these arise in in very hot weather her we shall shail add adda a ti diflo of of lime ilme 11 me probably 25 2 cents worth vi will lii ill serve for the whole season from this tub the roots of every the garden will receive an occasional dose du during ring the entire summer r if tile the liquid gets too strong by evaporation or by an unusual accumulation of from the tiie kit kitchen kitchel chei chel 1 0 or r clamber chamber 1 it will be thinned adding water from the cistern the material is is raised from the hogshead with a small bucket having inning a long handle nailed upon one side from experiments ofa ora of a ter we are quite sure our garden plot piot will need no other application to make it as flourishing as could be desired the slops stops instead of 0 running from vorn a sink spout into a sluggish drain to breed if ignota nota pestilence at least a noisome stench are by tills tins means all got rid of conveniently arld and arid even neatly neati and tins this alone will pay for all trouble while our plants trees lc will aft at least twenty dollars worth of for we are fully fally prepared by bolh bo h experience and observation to strongly recommend this plan or a similar one to all when we get time to erect our 11 homemade home made factory ve we will describe tha that also aiso american agriculturist G an error is often by those who have ha e the care of or fruit trees la in lopping off large limbs which appear unsightly or unfruitful it is supposed that the sap litch ilich now flows into these limbs after they tho have bave been removed will nourish others ever 0 13 not the fact sap does not more readily turn out of its accuse accustomed orre orpe d than tb the e blood in the veins cettl cutting ing off one leg a does not increase the size of the other DISTANCE TO PLANT plait TREES standard apples 30 feet apart each way ivay standard pears add aria cherries 20 feet peaches 18 dwarf cherries 18 dwarf pears 8 plums 10 currants gooseberries Goose berries and raspberries Rasp berries 3 to 4 |