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CHAPTER IV. 

 LOCATION, SITUATION AND LAYING OUT. 



LOCATION. Before deciding on the spot for a gar- 

 den, too much caution cannot be used in selecting 

 the locality. Mistakes in this matter are often the 

 sole cause of want of success, even when all other 

 conditions are favorable. It is always better to pay 

 a rent or interest of $50, or even $100, per acre on 

 land one or two miles from market than to take the 

 same quality of land six or seven miles distant for noth- 

 ing ; for the extra expense of teaming, procuring ma- 

 nure, and often greater difficulty of obtaining labor, 

 far more than counterbalance the difference in the 

 rental of the land. Another great object in being 

 near the market is that one can thereby take advan- 

 tage of the condition of prices, which often in per- 

 ishable commodities like garden produce is very va- 

 riable. It not infrequently happens that, from scar- 

 city or an unusual demand, there will be a differ- 

 ence of $15 or $20 per load, even in one day ; hence, 

 if near a market, larger quantities can be thrown in 

 than if at a distance, and the advantage of higher 

 rates be taken. 



This disadvantage in distance only holds good for 

 perishable articles that are bulky. The lighter and 

 valuable crops, such as Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Let- 

 tuce, Radishes, etc., from more southern and earlier 

 localities are grown often hundreds of miles distant 

 and freighted to market at a handsome profit. So 

 with the less perishable articles, such as dry roots of 

 Carrots, Beets, Parsnips, Horseradish, etc. But the 

 necessity for nearness to market for the bulky and 

 perishable crops, such as Cabbage, Lettuce and Cel- 

 ery, is of importance. 



