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to make his own frames, to paint and glaze his own 

 lights, to make his own tilts, manure stands, etc. 

 He may also be able to dispense with a horse and cart, 

 although he would probably find this difficult in an 

 out-of-the-way place. 



So far as the figures for the produce are concerned, 

 the estimates have been based on rather low average 

 prices in the markets. It has been computed that 

 the produce from each light realises 205., and from 

 each cloche 2s. On this basis the nine hundred lights 

 given above would yield 900, and the three thousand 

 cloches 300 making 1,200 per annum from these 

 two sources alone. I am inclined to think these 

 figures, however, are too high. 



Besides the crops mentioned, there are others 

 that might be looked upon as a source of revenue 

 even in a garden of two acres, such for instance as 

 Strawberries, Tomatoes, Early Potatoes, and some 

 others referred to at pp. 62, 63. It would be safer, how- 

 ever, for the beginner to confine his attention strictly 

 to those crops that can be grown economically in 

 bulk and fetch the best prices. Afterwards, when 

 he feels more sure of his ground, other crops might 

 be grown if considered desirable and sufficiently 

 remunerative. 



MARKETING 



Perhaps one of the most difficult problems con- 

 nected with commercial gardening is the disposal 

 of the produce at such a price as to yield reasonable 

 profits. In this connection much depends not only 

 upon the way the " stuff " is grown, but also upon 



