ON HIGH-PRICED LAND 8l 



spinach was followed by cabbage, while turnips, beets, 

 carrots, celery and spinach gave a second crop in the 

 plot occupied by Gradus peas and Emperor William 

 beans. Winter radishes came after Telephone peas, 

 Paris Golden celery was planted in between the hills 

 of Stowell's Evergreen corn, and gave a good crop for 

 home use without blanching. The plot of early corn 

 was sown to turnips. The hotbed was used during 

 the late fall and winter to store some of the hardy 

 vegetal)les and the latter part of October there were 

 placed in it some endive, escarole, celeriac, and the 

 remaining space was filled up by transplanting leeks, 

 chives and parsley. 



The value of the garden and the cost of the same 

 are shown in the following table : 



IXCOMK 



Products for home use $54-24 



Products sold 65.75 



Products given away 11.36 



Plants sold 375 



Plants given away 3.45 



Total $138.55 



EXPENSES 



Plowing and harrowing $3-00 



Manure 2.00 



Seeds 10.00 



Insecticides 1.20 



Labor 42.00 



Total $58.70 



Profit 7985 



Mr. Hauck, who is retired, is an agricultural col- 

 lege graduate and makes his garden his hobby. Owing 

 to the effects of a sunstroke he is unable to do any 

 work during the heat of the day and so works from 

 daylight until sunrise, and from sunset until dark. He 

 says : '' The amount of pleasure and comfort I derive 



