272 FARMING BY INCHES; 



" What other crops than potatoes do you intend to 

 plant?" 



" I hardly know as yet. We must consult Washburn & 

 Co., and the books. I have thought a good deal about it 

 the past two days, and have been tempted to write to Wash- 

 burn & Co. for advice. For my own part I have no prefer- 

 ence. Our only object is to raise such crops as will give us 

 the greatest money return. If it pays best to raise radishes, 

 we will do so. If we find more money in string-beans, we 

 will establish a monster beanery at once." 



" For my part, I think it would be best to consult the 

 market-man. You hope to sell your crops to him, and he 

 can tell just what is most in demand." 



" Good ! Harriet ! m I'll go down and see him to-night, so 

 .that we can order the seeds by to-morrow morning's mail. 

 Despatch is the word, I'll go at once." 



So saying, he went toward the house, and I saw no more of 

 him until nine o'clock. The order for the seeds was written 

 and duly mailed early the next day. Soon after breakfast it 

 began to rain. As little or nothing could be done out-of-doors, 

 Eobert set our new boy Jack by name to work cleaning 

 up the barn, and on returning to the house we both gave our- 

 selves up to the study of our books. Reading and talking 

 about our new profession filled up the entire morning. After 

 dinner we again went at the books, and among other things 



