224 VEGETABLE GROWING. 



horse cultivation, $1 to $3; hoeing, etc., 50 cents to 

 $3.50, and harvesting, $3 to $8." We may say that 

 the approximate cost to produce an acre is $17, not 

 including fertilizer, which is very often not applied, 

 but it is as profitable in this case as with other crops. 

 The cost of producing and harvesting a bushel is 

 placed at from 7 cents to 20 cents, varying with the 

 individual farmers and with the fertility of the soil. 



POINTS TO BE IMPROVED UPON. 



1. Produce an early crop to bring money when veg- 

 etables are out of season. 2. Do away with hoeing. 

 3. Lessen the cost of tilling by using a two-horse cul- 

 tivator. 4. Increase the yield by extra cultivation 

 and judicious fertilizing. 5. Decrease the cost of har- 

 vesting by using a modified Irish potato digger. 6. 

 If you raise vegetables and sweet potatoes on the same 

 piece of land, use more fertilizer. 



