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late varieties of potato, which brought in $30. 

 When cultivation was discontinued corn was planted 

 between alternate rows, the vines of the inter- 

 vening rows being laid together. The potatoes 

 were removed by August 6, when half the plot 

 was sown to turnips, the rest to rye, which was to 

 be used as winter chicken food. Just a suggestion 

 of gardening possibilities is furnished by the pump- 

 kin crop. Three seeds were planted, and the yield 

 consisted of twenty-one excellent "fruit." It al- 

 most makes me tremble to work out the percentage 

 of profit in this case, but it is legitimate gain, never- 

 theless. The total credit sheet for this garden is 

 given as follows: 



Grapes $ 25.00 



Sweet potatoes 5 . oo 



Green beans 5.00 



Cucumbers 2.50 



Pumpkins 2.60 



Lettuce 1.50 



Chicken greens 2.40 



Potatoes 30.00 



Green corn 10.00 



Tomatoes 10.00 



Turnips 3.00 



Radishes i.oo 



Onions 2.00 



Total $100.00 



A touch of what might be called the romance of 

 gardening is conveyed in the history of a cooperative 

 vegetable growing scheme. Also it disproves the 

 thought that more than two heads always make 



