48 GARDEN PROFITS 



called Kentucky Wonder, and the other, a week to 

 ten days later, called Lazy Wife. The Kentucky 

 Wonder is certainly true to its name, many of the 

 pods picked being more than eight inches in length, 

 and a number of the fully matured ones measuring 

 eleven to thirteen inches. 



"Seventy-eight fully developed ears were pulled 

 from the early corn, over a period of three weeks, 

 the two later plantings furnishing 126 roasting ears, 

 through a season of about seven weeks. 



"The tomatoes planted were of the variety 

 Beefsteak, large and solid. The first ripe fruits 

 were picked on July 18. At one time the seven 

 vines were set with over two hundred fruits, and 

 from their first bearing until the end of the season, 

 with the frost in October, they furnished an ample 

 supply for the table, as well as an abundance for 

 making catsup, Chili sauce, etc. 



EXPENSES, $1 PLUS; RETURNS, $14 PLUS 



"As for the cost of the garden, less than one 

 dollar covered the entire cash outlay for seeds, etc. 

 A single packet of nitro-culture sufficed for treating 

 all the seed beans, and this cost twenty-five cents. 

 The manure cost nothing; spade, mattock, hoe 

 and rake were already on hand; therefore, the total 

 cash outlay involved in making this experiment 

 in "intensive farming" was only $1.15. Close ac- 

 count was kept of all vegetables used, the market 

 price of the produce at the time being set down, and 

 by the end of the season the city backyard, that had 

 been considered too small for anything larger than 



