44 GARDEN PROFITS 



"We had wax beans from June 26 to July 31, 

 nine and one-half pecks, valued at $2.27; pole beans 

 from July I to September 26, eighteen and one-half 

 pecks, worth ^3.94; sweet corn from July 3 to Sep- 

 tember 2, 204 ears, worth $3.98. The tomatoes 

 yielded from July 18 to October 4 eight and one-half 

 bushels, worth $4.70. Of the early lettuce, 

 radishes, onions and beets we kept no accurate 

 account, but we would have had to pay at least 

 $1.50 at the grocer's. 



"The time devoted to working in my garden was 

 that remaining out of office hours, 8 a. m. to S p. m. 

 The three obstacles of little time, little space and 

 little knowledge were overcome, and the table for 

 a family of four was kept supplied with crisp, fresh 

 vegetables. 



"As soon as the ground was in condition to work, 

 it was spaded up, and the soil — a tough, yellow 

 clay — worked as thoroughly as possible with hoe 

 and rake. A quantity equal to two wagon loads 

 of old, black, stable manure, hauled by the wheel- 

 barrow load, was carefully worked into the ground. 

 We had decided to begin with only the staple summer 

 vegetables — tomatoes, beans, corn, beets, with 

 lettuce, radish and onion for early spring greens. 

 The garden was laid off, as shown in the accompany- 

 ing diagram. 



"The strip on the south side of the division fence, 

 four feet six inches wide by eighteen feet long, was 

 devoted to tomatoes, seven plants. Bordering the 

 walk, strips eighteen inches wide by ten feet long 

 were devoted to early bush wax beans. A strip 



