COST OF EQUIPMENT 



North (7 X 45 feet.) ; South (9 x 42 feet). Of these, 



the East contained 14 plots, the West 12, the 



North 12, and the South 10, making a total of 48 



beds. The average age of the children was eleven 



years. Premiums, known as the St. Clair prizes, 



were given. The net cost of the garden was as 



follows: 



Plowing $15.00 



Taxes or rental 30.00 



Seeds and plants 3700 



Wear and tear on tools .... 5.00 (Estimated) 

 Incidentals, such as re- 

 moval of trash 4.00 



I91.00 



Deducting fees paid by the little gardeners, $1 1 .75, 

 made a net total of $79.25, or a cost per pupil of 

 fi.65.* 



♦The average per garden, deducting the St. Clair prizes, was 

 ^53.05. The average for the pupils in vegetables raised was I4.64. 

 The number of pupils raising less than f 10 from the garden was nine. 

 These results itemized are as follows: 



This garden estimate omits salaries and the cost of tools and 

 fertilizer. An estimate of the latter might be I1.50 per loud in most 

 places or 100 pounds commercial fertilizer per 100 plots 5x10 feet. 

 In many cases street sweepings are furnished by the city, 



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