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a good paying business can gradually be worked up in time, and it 

 will help sell your greenhouse plants and other stock. Get away 

 from the idea that handling seeds isn't in your line. It wouldn't 

 be if you were located in a city with good seed houses all around 

 you and your hands full of other things; but if there isn't any 

 regular seed store in your town, there is a mighty good opportunity 

 waiting to be taken advantage of. 



SELLING FERTILIZERS 



YV/HEN Spring comes and the man with the little home grounds 

 starts to rake leaves, begins to lay out his little garden plot and 

 get the annual planting fever, he thinks of the dark, rich looking 

 manure that he wants for either the lawn or garden; he feels as if 

 that was the proper thing to use. For that matter any manure or 

 soil, if it is of a rich, black color, appeals to any one who has either 

 a light sandy soil or a heavy clay to work with. 



While it was comparatively easy in years gone by to obtain 

 all the manure one wanted in the smaller cities and towns, the auto 



Fig. 49. INSIDE THE MODERN STORAGE SHED which makes it possible to over- 

 winter a great variety of stock until time to force it or put it outdoors again. Often 

 patrons will want you to keep plants for them. This view shows excellent con- 

 struction that could be carried out on a smaller scale if desired 



