52 THREE ACRES AND LIBERTY 



An acre will bear if devoted to each crop, of : 



Blackberries, 10,000 qt., which at 7c. a qt. would bring . $700.00 



Dewberries, 9000 qt., say at 7c. a qt 630.00 



Gooseberries, 250 bu. at $2.00 a bu 500.00 



Strawberries, 8000 qt. at 5c. a qt 400.00 



Currants, 3000 plants yield 6000 bu 200.00 



Raspberries, per acre $200.00 to 600.00 



Peaches, per acre 200.00 to 400.00 



Pears, per acre 200.00 to 500.00 



Apples, per acre 100.00 to 500.00 



Grapes 100.00 



Five, or even three acres will give a good living if this 

 can be approximated : 

 An acre will produce in vegetables either 



Asparagus, 3000 bunches at 20c. a bunch, would be . . $600.00 



Cauliflower, 100 to 300 bbl. at $1.50, say 450.00 



Onions, 600 bu. at 75c. per bu 450.00 



Cabbage Seed, 1000 Ib. at 40c. a Ib 400.00 



Brussels Sprouts, 3000 qt. at lOc. a qt 300.00 



Celery, 6000 bunches at 5c. a bunch 300.00 



Parsnips, 300 bu. at $1.00 a bu 300.00 



Lettuce, 9000 heads at 3c. a head 270.00 



Lima Beans, 50 bu. at $5.00 a bu 250.00 



We may hope to get from an acre, respectively, in 



Potatoes, 300 bu. at 75c. a bu., would be $225.00 



Cabbages, 20 tons at $10.00 a ton 200.00 



Carrots and Beets, 200 to 400 bu 150.00 



Tomatoes, 200 crates at 75c. a crate 150.00 



Early Peas, 50 bu. at $2.00 a bu 100.00 



Turnips, 400 bu. at 25c. a bu 100.00 



Spinach, 100 bbl. at 50c. a bbl 50.00 



signed, it would cost $40 to $50 to pay selling charges, leaving you 

 a profit of about $30 per acre on this crop. Other crops in the rota- 

 tion might not be so profitable, hence it is not fair to figure an in- 

 come on one. But, of course, in the above estimate, we are consid- 

 ering mainly the cases where the gardener does the work and earns 

 the wages himself. 



