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another reason, they do not eat so largely of coarse vege- 

 tables. A hearty Irish laborer, with a stout hardworking 

 wife and a table full of healthy children, will use up cabba- 

 ges and turnips in a way to delight the heart of a gardener ; 

 and the atmosphere of a manufacturing town will evapo- 

 rate a farmer's load of these vegetables as the sun dries up 

 the morn ins: mists. 



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To any one who is disposed to venture an acre or two in 

 gardening, no better service can be done than to recommend 

 him to read Peter Henderson's " Gardening for Profit," 

 wherein are laid down precise rules for the management of 

 every department of the business. 



We have here only space to give a few practical hints 

 which will be chiefly of use to farmers who propose to de- 

 vote a portion of their time to the simpler kind of garden- 

 ing. 



It may be given as a general rule, that the only crops 

 that it will pay the farmer to raise, in his market garden, 

 are beets, cabbages (early and late), sweet corn, cucumbers, 

 onions (rare-ripes), parsnips, radishes, spinach, and tomatoes. 



The size, arrangement, and equipment of the garden. 

 We will suppose a farmer to be about to embark in this busi- 

 ness, and that he is willing to invest in it a capital of one 

 thousand dollars. Of course the same general rules will apply 

 for a more or less extensive operation. He should select two 

 acres of light dry land (if he has it, and if not he should 

 -thoroughly underdrain it), if possible with an exposure to 



