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The net profit was at the late of ninety-two dollars and 

 thirty-five cents per acre. 



]Mr. Roberts closes his report by saying: ''The 

 work has been interesting and instructive, and if 1 had 

 nothing else but tlie knowledge gained to show for my 

 few days' work I would feel amply repaid for my 

 eft'orts. The garden has proved both pleasurable and 



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profitable. It was profitable to me because I noted 

 carefully the results of my experiments and stowed 

 them away in my memory for use in the years to come. 

 It was profitable to the family because it furnished a 

 liberal supply of vegetables all summer." 



An Enterprising Youth of the Hawkeye state, 

 Willie Fay of Independence, Iowa, secured one of the 

 regular prizes of five dollars for his garden story. His 



