SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



as well I take occasion to remark that a wide 

 field yet remains open for experiment and enter- 

 prise. Every grower should be an experimenter 

 (of course we mean on a prudent and moderate 

 scale), and should habitually report his processes 

 and results for comparison with those obtained 

 by others. He should take pains to observe ac- 

 curately, and report faithfully and in full detail all 

 such matters. The various agricultural experiment 

 stations established in different states gladly re- 

 ceive reports so prepared. 



The director and his assistants proceed to study 

 and compare the matters so reported. With their 

 peculiar facilities and opportunities they digest and 

 condense the combined experiences of many intelli- 

 gent observers. Including with these the results of 

 their own more scientific inquiries, they are enabled 

 to put forth publications in continuous series, very 

 valuable to the farmer or gardener, and thereby 

 promotive of the general prosperity of the country. 



There are many new and inviting openings 

 for the further study of plants and plant culture; 

 as, for instance, in electro-culture, now just barely 

 beginning to be practically undertaken; in vege- 

 table and insect physiology, in which much has 



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