26 How to Make the Garden Pay. 



demand the chief point of importance for every market gardener. 

 It makes considerable difference whether produce has to be hauled 

 to market, and manure back to the farm, one mile or ten. Often 

 a sudden scarcity of a certain article in the market, caused by 

 delayed shipments, or by other chances, can at once be taken 

 advantage of by the near grower who is enabled to rush the 

 demanded article to market at short notice, and to benefit by the 

 higher prices, while the gardener living at a greater distance 

 cannot do as well. This advantage alone will outweigh even a 

 considerable difference in price or rent of land. 



The next consideration, and one of scarcely less importance, 

 is the suitability of the land. The soil should be a warm, sandy 

 loam, level or slightly sloping to the south or south-east, free 

 from obstruction, trees, etc., and in a good state of cultivation. 



Vegetable House, Windmill and Hotbeds. 



Want of fertility can be remedied in time, and is not as grave a 

 defect as faulty composition of soil would be. Nor should the 

 soil be excessively weedy, although this defect can also be 

 remedied by perseverance and painstaking, and at some expense. 

 Natural drainage is desirable, but if not perfect, should be made 

 so by thorough underdraining. A piece of drained muck-land 

 is generally a valuable addition to the upland property. 



Plenty of water is one of the chief needs of the market 

 gardener, and the careful calculator will have an eye on the chance 

 of supply when selecting his location. A running stream, an 

 artesian well, or a pond in close proximity to the beds and 

 buildings, so situated that it can be readily utilized for the various 

 purposes of watering, irrigating, washing vegetables, etc., is 

 likely to be worth hundreds of dollars to the owner. If such a 



