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12 x 20 feet for the winter. Although not cured, 

 his condition was much improved. Another 

 man, a sailor, who was a nervous wreck as the re- 

 sult of an operation, performed a prodigious 

 amount of labor on a piece of the roughest land 

 on the farm. His condition was such that he 

 could work but a few hours at a time, thus being 

 unfitted for any steady employment. Neverthe- 

 less, his garden compared favorably with any 

 of the others. A Jewish family, mother and 

 eight children, worked assiduously on a half-acre 

 plot, the largest granted to any one family. 



Some, who lived in the vicinity, did the plant- 

 ing and weeding early in the morning and after 

 work hours in the evening. Others residing far 

 down in Manhattan, came to their Gardens Sat- 

 urday afternoons and Sundays. A few hours 

 during the week was sufficient to cultivate one- 

 quarter acre throughout the season. The time 

 required for one-quarter acre is about 72 hours, 

 in a season covering six months or 24 weeks. 

 This gives the time required per week as three 

 hours. 



The product of one-quarter acre varies with 



