66 A/V HANDKERCHIEF CARD EX. 



Cory corn was tried, but proved a total failure. Th 

 late crops of peas were also complete failures Ot 

 squashes I tried, at the request of The American 

 Garden, the Sibley Winter squash. It proved to be 

 a small smooth, pale gieen squash of superior flavor. 

 The plants were enormous growers, but the crop was 

 small and late. The Woodbury squash also proved 

 to be a vigorous plant, but with me a poor bearer, 

 one hill of four plants producing only three good 

 squashes, resembling in appearance a Hubbard squash. 

 A new red cabbage sent to me grew to a very great 

 size, with round, compact heads. So much for a few 

 experiments. A home lot always has its advantage — 

 it is at once school, experimental station and a source 

 of amusement. You never can tell how things will 

 turn out. The beautiful pictures of the seed cata- 

 logues are even more splendid in reality at times, and 

 then at times they lead to a high opinion of the lively 

 imagination of the artists. Even with the losses it 

 pays to try things, just for the sake of finding out for 

 yourself. However, if you are looking for profit and 

 not facts, don't do it. 



After the first of June the home lot took very little 

 labor or time. A good raking of the ground once or 

 twice a week kept the soil in good order, and fifteen 

 minutes or less every morning served to gather the 

 crops. Up to September ist the garden had produced 

 crops valued at the retail price at $28.64. By the 

 middle of September, $36.79. There were then on 

 hand and unconsumed in the garden 200 good plants 

 of celery, which, at 8 cents each, would be $16, and 

 sundry other vegetables, including a large patch of 

 spinach, about $2 more. Among other things pro- 

 duced were ninety good yearling currant bushes and 

 about forty grape vines raised from cuttings. The 

 currants would cost at least 10 cents each were I to 



