. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . The space oneither side of the walkto the garden might beplanted with twelve tofourteen standard Pearand Cherry trees of goodgrowth. Along the gar-den fence there might betrained flowering vines,Three Acre Lot. or, if preferred, grapes. At the west end of the garden there is a small tool-room, with vinecovered seat in front. The west border is planted with choice grapes, asDelaware, Concord, Hartford Prolific, etc. One half of the vegetable garden is devoted to the cultivation of smallfruits, and one or
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . The space oneither side of the walkto the garden might beplanted with twelve tofourteen standard Pearand Cherry trees of goodgrowth. Along the gar-den fence there might betrained flowering vines,Three Acre Lot. or, if preferred, grapes. At the west end of the garden there is a small tool-room, with vinecovered seat in front. The west border is planted with choice grapes, asDelaware, Concord, Hartford Prolific, etc. One half of the vegetable garden is devoted to the cultivation of smallfruits, and one or two Asparagus beds. On the other half are plantedtwo dozen dwarf Pear trees ; the ample space between them is devoted tovegetables. The orchard is to the west of the stable-yard, and planted mainly withApple trees, the row next the garden to be standard Pear or Cherrytrees. Between the Apple trees might be planted Peach trees, or, ifpreferred, dwarf Pears; or the space between the Apple trees might fora number of years be cultivated to raise root crops.—[S. Schuler,Loitisinlle, Plan & 2l6 ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER f RAIN GAUGE. THE SIMPLEST RAIN GAUGE is a square or cylindrical vessel,open at top, with a scale marked inside to show the depth of thewater as the rain falls. The depth of rains may be nearly measuredby simply placing out, on an open piece of ground, a tin pail with parallelsides, and then measuring the depth with a small, thin rule. It is morecommon, as well as convenient and accurate, however, to make the top ofthe gauge somewhat in the form of a hopper, throwing the rain togetherdown a graduated tube. The depth being thus multiplied, the amountfallen can be more perfectly measured. If, for example, the tube is one-tenth the area of the hopper, a fall of one inch will show ten inches indepth ; or if the tube is a hundred times smaller than the hopper, a tenthof an inch of rain will give a ten inch column. In all gauges of thiskind, which multiply th
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