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son will one day be acknowledged as the intel- 

 lectual and social equal of the aristocracy of 

 Germany should he ever visit the fatherland of 

 his parents. But why this long account of a 

 not infrequent occurrence I To show how it was 

 done : This German, though untrained, suc- 

 ceeded from the first in producing superior 

 carnations. He followed up his successes, and 

 sold the product of brains instead of the fertility 

 of his little farm. Mr. Schoenfeld sold in Buf- 

 falo during one year — October 1, 189G, to Sep- 

 tember 30, 1897 — carnations (80,946 flowers) 

 for the net sum, over commissions, of $719.08. 

 The amount of plant -food removed by the 80,946 

 carnations was as follows : 



Nitrogen Phosphoric acid Potash 



5 lbs. 4 ozs. 2 lbs. 3 ozs. 10 lbs. 8 ozs. (valued at $1.32) 



The table below shows the amount of plant- 

 food removed by 856 bushels of wheat, being 

 the amount which, at 84 cents per bushel (the 

 average price of wheat for the last ten years 

 in central New York), would bring $719.08, the 

 amount received for the carnations. 



Nitrogen Phosphoric acid Potash 



904 lbs. 437 lbs. 298 lbs. (valued at $158.34) 



In addition, 20,000 flowers used in making 

 flower displays for weddings, and the like, were 



