A LITTLE LAND 

 AND A LIVING 



" We have a tract of land near Nashville, upon 

 which we are building an agricultural school. 

 One of our first objects is to train men to take a 

 piece of land and cultivate it in the right way, 

 demonstrating what can be done with a few acres. 

 We are making it possible for a man in the city 

 to secure a home in the country and make a com- 

 fortable living." 



To show what the least skilled labor may pro- 

 duce, the following samples are given : On a lot 

 10x10 there was grown in Philadelphia by school 

 children ten to twelve years old: 



Beets, 6 bunches .30 



Cabbages, 3 heads .15 



Lettuce, 40 heads $2.00 



Lima Beans, 2J pecks .75 



Radishes, 20 bunches $1.00 



String Beans, li pints .10 



Tomatoes, 9J pecks 11.00 



Total ..$530 



This is at the rate of over $2000 an acre. 



Mr. Edward Mahoney, Superintendent of the 

 Garden School in Yonkers, N. Y., writes: 

 " Our school covers one and three-quarters acres, 

 the actual area cultivated by the children being 

 1 1-40 acres, the remainder being used for walks, 



