With the grounds for domestic purposes around the house

With the grounds for domestic purposes around the house

With the grounds for domestic purposes around the house

So, too, with the grounds for domestic purposes around the house. A kitchen garden, sufficient to grow the family vegetables - a few plain fruits - a posey bed or two for the girls - and the story is told. Give a larger space for these things - anything indeed, for elegance - and ten to one, the plow is introduced, a corn or potato patch is set out, field culture is adopted, and your choice grounds are torn up, defaced, and sacrificed to the commonest uses.