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and follow him closely enough to succeed, and then, when 

 you have found yourself and know where you stand, it will 

 be time enough to do better than he does. 



It will pay anyone who intends to start in any business, 

 to serve with one in the same business, until, by observation 

 and experience, he can see clearly how and what to do in 

 order to succeed. 



The better education you have and the better head and 

 ability you have, the shorter the time necessary to serve, and 

 the greater your chances of success. 



One reason for so many failures in Ijusiness is the lack 

 of "know how." Another reason is, that the man who fails, 

 thinks he knows and knows not. 



But I should miss the object of my coming here if I con- 

 tinued along the line of generalities. I must tell }ou of ways 

 and means we have of growing market-garden crops about 

 Boston, which may be of interest to you. 



It is my purpose to show you how we go to work to get 

 the largest returns from our land. 



We start with what land we have and select those por- 

 tions of it which are adapted for growing each crop. Then 

 we apply all the manure and chemicals needed. We use 

 good seed in large quantity and plant it in a thoroughly pre- 

 pared seed-bed. 



As the crop grows, we try to give the best cultivation 

 and care we know, and leave nothing undone which will tend 

 to increase the amount, or improve the quality of the crop. 



We keep the best help we can get, pay them well and 

 work them well, alw^ays endeavoring to keep them interested 

 and even enthusiastic over the work ; tr}ing always to develop 

 good workmen. 



On some farms a large amount of glass is used, on others 

 scarcely any, but instead, large storage pits and cellars for 

 celery, cauliflower and cabbages ; also squash houses for 

 squashes. 



The market-gardener feels he must keep his men busy 

 the year around and so he has to have glass or storage or 

 both to make work. 



