GARDENING AGAINST ODDS 9 



drought, had there been the usual time. Only 

 two pickings of lima beans had been made. The 

 latest sown snap beans were loaded. The tomato 

 crop was just beginning to be harvested. More 

 than three dozen melons were nearly ready to 

 ripen. The okra was blossoming full and pods 

 forming rapidly. Even the lentils, grown for the 

 first time, were blossoming well and making pods. 

 The garden was full of promise of a big fall fruit- 

 age, and then the frost came and spoiled things 

 apparently. But, even with such handicaps, the 

 practical result itself was most convincing of the 

 value of a garden. 



RECORD OF A GARDEN SIZE 64 X 134 FEET 



Asparagus $7.80 



Lettuce, curly and head 4.17 



Spinach 4.50 



Strawberries 6.38 



Currants 96 



Gooseberries 1.82 



Peas 8.13 



Beets 2.50 



Summer squash 65 



Winter squash 75 



Corn 3.60 



Melons 50 



Cauliflower 90 



Seed potatoes 50 



