64 GARDEN PROFITS 



tomatoes, parsnips, lettuce, parsley, and were be- 

 ginning to use the celery. The last was one of 

 the great successes of the year." 



TALES OF THREE GARDENS AND $3OO 



A $100 vegetable bill for the season, seems rather 

 steep when you have to pay it. yet you are liable to 

 lose sight of its importance when you save that 

 much by raising your own vegetables. The amount 

 carries added weight as the area from which it was 

 derived and the corresponding debit sheet dimin- 

 ishes. I recall three vacant lots 70 x 125 feet, 80 x 

 100 feet, and about 70 x 200 feet respectively, on 

 each of which $100 worth of vegetables was raised. 



The total outlay for the largest was $10, itemized 

 as plowing $2.25, clearing $3, bean trellis $i, seeds, 

 etc., $3.75. An original method of supporting 

 pea vines was practised, three light wires being 

 strung on stakes, and "dry horse-weeds" being 

 woven in to form the support. The best results 

 were from early potatoes, of which 40 bushels 

 were raised from i^ bushels of seed. From pro- 

 ducts sold there was obtained a net profit of $10, 

 aside from the family's supply which brought the 

 value of the garden up to $100. 



Notwithstanding the scarcity of time by which the 

 average business man is handicapped, one indi- 

 vidual managed to get three crops from part of his 

 80 x 100 foot garden. This section was, early 

 in the spring, planted with early, medium and 



