THE COUNTRY HOME 



money is made and a better living won from ten 

 acres of intensive farming than from ten times that 

 number of acres broadly tilled. I have but nine 

 acres, and they are at least one-half devoted to orna- 

 mental trees, shrubs, and flowers ; yet I find it possi- 

 ble to sell from one thousand to twelve hundred dol- 

 lars worth each year of small fruits. Flowers, if 

 sold, might add to this cash income. Such a place, 

 combining the beautiful and the profitable, must in 

 all cases be located at no great distance from a good 

 market. Trolley lines will, however, soon be picking 

 up our loaded wagons and hauling them to market ; 

 — so that we may have our gardens twenty-five or 

 possibly fifty miles from the city. At present I 

 should prefer not to be more than from six to ten 

 miles from my customers. Even this will necessi- 

 tate very early rising, and considerable loss of time 

 in driving to and fro. The market gardener has the 

 same requirements as to distance; while he must 

 look more carefully as to depth of soil. Fruit re- 

 quires strong clay; truck or vegetables require more 

 loam and sand. For this reason the grower of 

 vegetables must generally locate on the flat lands 

 and the river bottoms, while the fruit grower seeks 

 the hillsides and plants under the shelter of the 



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