In no line of farming, however remotely it 

 may be connected with fruit and vegetable growing 

 in a commercial way, can one afford not to devote 

 the time, energy and money necessary to produce 

 an abundant supply of fruits and vegetables for family 

 use. The health, happiness and contentment of the 

 family depend upon it in a very great measure. From a 

 mere money standpoint one cannot afford to neglect 

 the garden. A well-kept garden makes every farm 

 worth more than it would be otherwise, and the 

 amount of income that may be derived from the 

 surplus, over and above the immediate needs of the 

 family, will usually be found to far exceed the money 

 income from any other similar area of the farm. 



Even when home gardening is successfully fol- 

 lowed during the summer months a winter's supply 

 of vegetables is seldom given the attention its im- 

 portance deserves. .Celery, beets, turnips, cabbage, 

 carrots, parsnips, salsify, pumpkins and squash 

 should be more extensively grown and stored for 

 winter use by every one. All the above crops 

 are easily grown and successfully stored, yet the 

 potato is the only one generally utilized in this way. 

 With a little planning and care there should be 

 scarcely a meal from frost to frost that might not 

 be made much less expensive, and withal more 

 healthful and pleasant, by the presence of one or 

 more of these products from the garden. 



