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be received for them, if they were sold, every farmer would 

 see that what is used from a garden amounts to much, 

 and that a garden is a very important part of a farm. 

 The boys and girls may like to keep an account of the 

 amount and value of garden produce used, to see how much 

 a garden is really worth. Pulling weeds may prove less 

 tedious to a boy who is thinking of how, by his efforts, he 

 is increasing a yield which he is going to record. 



An Account with the Garden. — To keep an account of 

 the garden produce, any note book of convenient size may 

 be used. Devote one or more pages to each variety of 

 vegetables. Each boy or girl should consult his parents 



and agree upon a price 

 for the produce, — such 

 as three cents per dozen 

 for radishes and green 

 onions, one half a cent 

 a head for lettuce, fifteen 

 cents a peck for peas, 

 string beans, etc. On 

 the page of the account 

 book devoted to radishes, 

 record the price agreed 

 upon for radishes; and 

 it might make it more 

 interesting to record 

 also the date when the seed was sown. 



As soon as any variety begins to yield, put down on 

 the page devoted to it the date it was first ready for use 

 and the amount gathered. During the summer each boy 

 or girl will find out at night what vegetables were used that 

 day and the amount of each gathered, either for immediate 

 use or for canning, and record the date and amount. 



In the fall, when everything has been gathered from 

 the garden, your note book will show the amount and 

 value of each variety used, sold or stored. The sum of the 

 values of all the varieties of vegetables will be the worth 

 of the garden. It would be interesting, also, to keep a record 

 of any expense for seed or stock and an estimate of the 

 value of any labor spent upon it. 



Figure 59. — Flat onion on left, globe on 

 right. Globe onions yield more and usually 

 sell better. 



