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the fruit on them now is very beautiful, taking all shapes from that of our 

 apple to the longest pear. I brought home a dozen or more to test. I 

 put in a good word for the Horticulturist when I could, and have no doubt 

 if I had had a copy I could have got half a dozen subscribers. How- 

 ever, Mr. Michaud, a gentleman coming from the Gulf of the St. Lawrence 

 and an enthusiastic amateur, at once stated that he just wanted such a 

 paper and immediately handed me his dollar, and asked to have the back 

 numbers and report sent at once. I have no doubt he will make a useful 

 member, and give some valuable information regarding the possibility of 

 that section for fruit growing. Sturgeon Falls must be about 100 miles 

 north of Renfrew. Mr. Michaud talks French fluently, and will be able to 

 explain to the settlers there, (most of whom are French,) the possibility of 

 growing fruit in their new homes. 



Gravenhurst. J. P. COCKBURN. 



MONEY IN THE GARDEN. 



WISH I were able to convince every farmer in this glorious country of 

 the great truth that an acre of vegetable or fruit garden, properly taken 

 care of, will be the most profitable acre on the farm, a fact as undeniable 

 as it is important, and one that will bear the most rigid investigation. 



The amount of "green stuff" that can be produced on a single acre, 

 well tilled, in a single summer, is simply incredible, wagon loads upon 

 wagon loads ; and there need not be a single meal from early spring until 

 winter that is not made more cheerful, more palatable, more wholesome and 

 altogether more enjoyable by the presence of some good dishes from the 

 garden, not to say anything about the canned tomatoes, peas, berries and 

 the crisp stalks of celery, etc., during the winter months. I and my family 

 live almost exclusively on the product of garden and poultry ysitd during the 

 entire summer, and we enjoy pretty good health generally. No meat bills 

 to pay, no nausea caused by greasy food, no dyspepsia ! Think of sixty 

 meals with big plates of strawberries and sixty more with raspberries and 

 blackberries ! Think of the wholesome dishes of asparagus, of the young 

 onions, radishes, the various salads, the green peas and beans, the pickles 

 and cucumbers, the tomatoes, squashes, melons, etc. ! And all this prac- 

 tically without expense, at least, without cash outlay. There is plenty of 

 good manure in the barnyard ; horses stand in the stable more or less 

 unused during the gardening season and the needed labor can also be had 

 in an emergency. At the same time few farmers will have difficulty to sell, 

 or trade off", the surplus to advantage. The village blacksmith may take 

 part, if not all, of his pay in vegetables. The wagon maker, the carpenter, 

 the storekeeper, the physician, the banker, all of them need vegetables, and 

 often are glad to take what good things you have to offer in exchange for 

 money, goods or services. If the working forces on the farm are insuf- 



