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AND A LIVING 



soil, selecting and planting the seeds, cultivation, 

 etc.; each gardener was expected to cultivate his 

 own plot, and was held responsible for its con- 

 dition. 



In our gardens each cultivator received a card 

 like this : 



1. Each person receiving a cultivating privilege is re- 

 quired to cultivate the land throughout the season. 



2. Each gardener accepting a privilege, agrees not to 

 trespass on another's garden, but to co-operate with all in 

 preventing trespass. 



8. Failure to comply with these regulations will cause 

 forfeiture of the privilege. 



4. The decision of the Superintendent shall in all caset 

 be final. 



These simple rules have been found sufficient. 

 Although the cultivators were recruited from 

 many nationalities French, German, Swedish, 

 Italian, English, Jews, native Americans, Negro 

 there was not a single case of disorder and 

 hardly any thieving. 



It is hoped so to train these families in agri- 

 culture, that they can transplant themselves to 

 the country, and so be permanently benefited, 



