THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



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of six adults abundantly supplied with vegetables all the year, 

 with the exception of potatoes, celery, and cabbage. 



In order to show what can be done in small gardens, the 

 following records of what has actually been accomplished 

 have been taken from various publications and put in tabu- 

 lar form. The values given represent the total value of the 

 products and not the profits. Allowance must be made for 

 expenses to estimate the profits. These returns are not 

 those obtained from the average garden, they are much 

 better than the results generally secured; but they show 

 the possibilities under proper care. These instances are not 

 taken from skilled gardeners, but some of the best returns 

 are taken from school gardens worked by children from 12 

 to 1 6 years of age. 



TABLE SHOWING VALUE OF PRODUCE RAISED 



Small Gardens 



Large Gardens 



