GARDENING FOR MARKET. 



in pits adjacent to the vegetable house, so that it can be got 

 at conveniently, and trimmed during leisure time in winter. 

 Its preparation for market is very simple, being merely 

 trimming off the small roots (which are kept for next season's 

 planting), washing, by rinsing them around in a large tub ; 

 weighing for it is all sold by weight and packing in bar- 

 rels. 



" The average weight per acre is four tons, and for the past 

 five years it has sold for $200 per ton, or $800 per acre. 

 During March of last year it sold as high as $250 per ton. 

 I have always considered it the most safe and profitable 

 crop of our gardens." 



Whether these results could be obtained if the production 

 of horseradish were largely increased, it is impossible to 

 say ; but there is no doubt that its cultivation will remain 

 fairly remunerative. 



/Sweet herbs are a safe crop to raise, even at a distance 

 from market, as they can be dried and stowed away in a loft 

 until the leisure time of winter allows them to be bunched 

 and packed for shipment. Henderson estimates the average 

 yield per acre at $500. 



The varieties usually grown for commercial purposes are 

 thyme, sage, summer savory, and sweet marjoram. The 

 cultivation of all of these is precisely the same. 



The plants are raised from seed sown in April in a very 

 fine and rich seed-bed, and they are planted out in the field, 

 at any time after they are large enough up to the last of July, 



