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Sears, F. C. Productive Orcharding. 



Smith, J. R. Commerce and Industry, chap, iv, the fruit and 



canning industries. 

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Vocational Information., 22. 

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Projects, 78 and 79, small fruit growing project study; 159, 



163, and 169, bibliography; 231-230 and 408, courses of study. 



8. THE GARDENER 



1. Importance: Vegetables constitute a large and indispensable 

 part of our food. They are necessary for the maintenance of 

 health and have increased constantly in commercial value. 

 Since the middle of the nineteenth century vegetable gardening 

 has been carried on in the warmer sections of the country, as in 

 the South Atlantic States and in California and Texas, to sup- 

 ply the northern markets out of season. In such localities there 

 are entire communities whose sole industry is vegetable grow- 

 ing. The general farmer usually maintains a separate vegetable 

 garden. In many cases green-houses are added to the garden, 

 for growing young plants ahead of season or vegetables for the 

 market. Flower gardening is sometimes included in the occu- 

 pation. 



2. Work done: Studying soils, fertilizers, and seeds; ploughing 

 and planting; hoeing and weeding; watering; spraying to pro- 

 tect plants from diseases and insect pests; heating and caring 

 for the green-house; harvesting, preserving, and caring for 

 vegetables; and marketing. 



3. Advantages: Life out-of-doors; the benefits of manual labor; 

 the pleasure of raising vegetables; the satisfaction and health 

 of living upon one's own fresh garden products; the economic 

 independence possible under wise planning and industrious 

 work; the permanency and attractiveness of one's home, in the 

 country or in the suburbs of the large town or city. 



4. Disadvantages: The isolation that marks the occupation in 

 many cases; the physical labor usually necessary; the long 

 hours and many kinds of work necessary to care for growing 

 vegetables; the losses occurring in bad years; the lack of in- 



