MONEY IN THE GARDEN. 



CHAPTEE I. 



In tliis work the author aims to give, in a plain, 

 practical style, instructions on three distinct, al- 

 though closely connected, branches of gardening — 

 the kitchen-garden, market-garden, and field culture 

 of root-crops — the only credentials for the fitness of 

 his undertaking being a successful practical experi- 

 ence for a term of years. 



Modem gardening simply is another term for 

 improved methods of farming, and success either in 

 the kitchen or market-garden, depends upon carrying 

 out these methods. 



At present, no thinking cultivator can overlook 

 the need of a more general use of the best labor- 

 saving implements. Land is plenty. Manure, in 

 most sections, can be obtained at home, or bought 

 at reasonable rates. The last ten years have been 

 exceptional in the high prices of farm and garden 

 produce. The only drawback to a relative profit 

 has been the high price of farm-labor. 



This can only be overcome by a more extended 

 c ;e of improved tools iu preparing the ground, 

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