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at remote distances from market, shipping facilities 

 should be carefully studied. Two or more lines of trans- 

 portation are better than one. There should be assur- 

 ance that boats or cars will be available when wanted. 

 Freight and express rates should be reasonable and it 

 should be possible to reach the great centers of con- 

 sumption without delay. Facilities to ice cars should 

 also be considered. It should be possible for boats or cars 

 to be loaded during the day and then moved as rapidly 

 as possible until the market is reached. 



20. Methods of selling should also be taken into ac- 

 count. Some systems are greatly superior to others. If 

 supplying a local market, the gardener is saved much an- 

 noyance as well as time by placing his wagon at a whole- 

 sale market where grocers and hucksters gather daily to 

 secure their supplies. This is much better than driving 

 from store to store to make sales. If delivering at a rail- 

 road siding it is a great advantage to be able to sell 

 directly to the buyers representing city houses rather 

 than to make consignments on commission. Selling at 

 the track is becoming a popular method in many parts 

 of the country. To get the benefits of this system, it is 

 necessary, of course, to locate where there is sufficient 

 production of vegetables to attract buyers. 



21. Price of land is a secondary consideration in the 

 selection of a vegetable farm. The interest and taxes on 

 an additional investment of $100 an acre are small mat- 

 ters when the land is near a iirst-class market and 

 adapted to the line of cropping to be followed, and the 

 expense saved in hauling produce, manure and supplies 

 will soon more than overbalance the additional interest 

 or rental. 



22. Labor supply. — If cottages are provided for the 

 workmen it is not necessary to be near the city, although 

 close proximity is always an advantage in securing help. 

 Practically all market gardeners near the large cities de- 



