A LIVING FROM THE LAND 



is necessarily engaged in other work. This, 

 of course, may run the gamut from a small 

 home garden to supply the vegetable needs of 

 the household to the operation of a larger tract 

 on a commercial basis. Furthermore, as we get 

 into the commercial type of production, that 

 may be planned as a means of materially supple- 

 menting an income or eventually supplying 

 the entire family income. 



Especial attention has been given in recent 

 years to the use of poultry as a means of supply- 

 ing an income to the family which is willing 

 to use its own resources for taking care of the 

 flock. Another means of securing an income is 

 the growing of vegetables and the sale of these 

 vegetables at a stand erected near the house 

 for the convenience of the traveling public. 

 Many who engage in vegetable growing or egg 

 production on a relatively small scale will find 

 an outlet for their products through associates 

 in some other line of work, who will be glad to 

 buy from their country friends on the basis 

 of quality and freshness that may not be 

 obtainable through their community stores. 



It should be pointed out that where the area 

 under cultivation is small, the production must 

 be intensive. In other words, it would be un- 

 economic for the owner of a small tract to try 

 to supplement his income through the growth 



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