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plans of working, and with the best of tools to work with, the 

 profits of gardening are not large, and I can see no prospect of 

 their becoming so in the near future. With a slipshod haphazard 

 method of cultivation and marketing, losses would be inevitable in 

 any market with which I am acquainted. I have thus far taken 

 it for granted that you have what money is necessary to conduct 

 your business. But suppose you have not, what then ? 



Well, you musb commence in a smaller way, work harder, and be 

 more economical than would otherwise be necessary. One can 

 make a beginniiig with almost nothing, as I know by experience. 

 I have traveled every foot of the road, and although it seemed at 

 times to be not only up hill, but very steep, and the road very 

 rough, and success, if in sight at all, was very far in advance of us. 

 But it came gradually, and came as we trust to stay. 



Allow me here to relate a little incident. 



Very soon after I had succeeded in getting a span of horses aud 

 a market wagon, I was standing upon one of our sidewalks talking 

 with an old gentleman who had known me from my arrival in the 

 State, and knew a little about how hard I had worked to get started. 

 The team was driven near to where we were standing and 

 stopped. He looked them over for a moment, and then turned to 

 me and said, "Well, Smith that is a fine looking team and wagon. 

 Years ago it was hand-basket and wheelbarrows, then a hand-cart, 

 then a one horse rig, now it is a nice two horse establishment. I 

 suppose that next season it will be a four horse concern, and God only 

 knows what will come after that?" I replied, "Perhaps hand-baskets 

 and wheelbarrows again." He replied, "No, there is no danger of 

 your going backwards, you have been too careful, and are still so. 

 You will surely be successful." 



Last season I had forty-five acres in garden. Five horses were 

 constantly employed, and one hired team a portion of the time. 

 My market has spread north, south, east and west, and time only 

 can determine its limits. 



r mention this not to boast of it, but simply to show that it is 

 possible to succeed with but very little financial means as a basis. 



My friends, I have in this hasty manner named some of the 

 things most necessary, in my opinion, to make market gardening a 

 success. 



Much more might be said, but I have already made my paper 

 longer than I intended, and hasten to a close. You will see at a 

 glance that it is a laborious business and one requiring constant 

 care. But upon the other hand it is a pleasant and healthful occu- 



