CHAPTER XXII 

 THE FARM GARDEN 



The Boy's Garden. The garden is a chance for 

 the farmer boys and girls to have a little farm of 

 their own. It is impossible for every child to have 

 much space in the .school garden (Fig. 97), but at 

 home he should have a little plot of ground to raise 

 his crops. Here he can plant what he likes and 

 learn many important lessons about how to till the 

 soil and to care for plants. Any boy likes to try 

 experiments for himself and to feel that there is one 

 spot where he is the ^^boss.'' Whatever is raised 

 in the .child's garden should be his produce to sell 

 or give away as he pleases. 



A Good Story. The story is told of a certain 

 farmer's boy who was anxious to leave the farm. 

 He was tired of the salt meat and potatoes that 

 were served at his father's table three times a day. 

 One summer he went to work for a neighbor. Here 

 they had plenty of delicious sweet corn, tender 

 young beets, sliced, ripe tomatoes, and meaty Lima 

 beans, with a juicy melon from the spring house for 

 dessert. The boy went home, started a garden, and 

 decided to stay on the farm. (Fig. 98.) 



Gardens Everywhere. It is surprising how many 

 garden crops can be grown in every part of the 

 United States. In the cooler climates, garden truck 



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