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through a tap root, while a gas jet top threw a fine spray. In 

 a few days the birds came for a bath and as soon as they saw 

 they were welcome, commenced to build their nests, and con- 

 tinued to stay with us. 



Our early cauliflowers grew rapidly and we had a good 

 market for them. \\> had quantities of melons, but on ac- 

 count of lack of packages didn't ship over 70 per cent, of the 

 crop. 



Our water tank holds 5,000 gallons and our engine will 

 pump it full in six hours. Our irrigation system is simple 

 and consists of a pipe running from the tower directly south 

 through the chicken yard to the seed bed. then at an angle 

 running west the entire length of the 10 acres. A second pipe 

 was laid across the front lawn to the barn. All the pipes were 

 laid three feet deep. About every 100 feet a standard was 

 inserted with a stopcock at the top for attaching hose. 



For years we had been convinced that there is a ready 

 market for produce shipped direct to the consumer. A crate 

 or hamper filled with vegetables in season was our idea and 

 we decided to try it. A crate holding six three-quart baskets 

 was selected. The three baskets in the bottom contained 

 beets, newly dug potatoes and cabbage. A partition over these 

 and the top three contained peas, lettuce and cucumbers, young 

 carrots and young onions. This proved a success and we 

 received requests for more. We have even sent these ham- 

 pers home to Philadelphia with good results. 



They said we wouldn't have any bugs, but we did and 

 everything else there was. Wdiere they came from I don't 

 know, but they kept us busy. The cabbages grew well. We 

 raised many varieties to see which would be the best. All our 

 vegetables grew extraordinarily large and extraordinarily 

 sweet and delicate and the yield was way above the average. 

 You will find if you eat the carrots, radishes, parsnips, salsify 

 and all root crops when they are two-thirds grown the flavor 

 is much more delicate than at maturity. 



We grew lima beans in large quantities and in various 

 ways, but found the best way was on a wire fence, where we 

 got four times the usual yield. 



If you never have raised the little 3-ellow tomatoes, just 



