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tools ; a painter to keep wood-work from going to decay and 

 to keep the glass in repair ; a hostler to take special care of 

 the horses ; a harness-maker to look after the harnesses and 

 to keep them in repair, and to keep- the horses from having 

 sore shoulders in summer, etc. ; a man to put up or to see 

 to the putting up of all the vegetables that are going to mar- 

 ket, so that they may always be put up uniformly and in a 

 salable condition, so that your first and second qualities may 

 run always the same, and the trade may know what to 

 depend upon. Always select for a driver of the teams one 

 who is adapted to it, so that the most may be obtained from 

 the horses with the least wear upon them. 



The selling of goods is not so difficult as in former years. 

 Large quantities are now sold where but a little was sold a 

 few years ago. The market gardener near a large city can 

 dispose of large quantities of vegetables of many kinds if the 

 quality is first class. 



Sometimes the prices realized are quite small, but where 

 they are raised in large quantities the cost is much less than 

 it was twenty years ago. 



The sales are all for cash, and in this respect it is one of 

 the best kinds of business carried on. If the market gardener 

 has a load for market every day, there is. money constantly 

 coming in, and he has ready money to pay his bills after he 

 once gets started. 



The cultivation of the soil is a very important matter to 

 be understood. It requires much experience to know when 

 to plant and how to plant. The selection of seed is also a 

 very important matter. Success in this direction can only 

 be obtained l)y carefully looking ahead, and by making the 

 selections in tlie early part of the winter. You must know 

 just how much is wanted ; but always buy enough. 



Before I went into the seed business I bought a great 

 many seeds. My plan was to go to some reliable dealer, 

 and tell him just what I wanted. I asked for the best, and 

 always paid the highest price, so I was reasonably sure of 

 getting the best. I fared much better than if I had spent my 

 time looking around to find where I could buy the cheapest. 

 You will find that, if you will always look for the best, 

 the best will always be looking for you, and the man 



