84 GARDEN PROFITS 



This kind of succession kept the ground busy, 

 there being allowed only enough tinae between 

 planting properly to till the ground. It was dug 

 over, trenched and fertilized for each new crop. 



Swiss chard— a near relative to the beet — 

 though no one would guess It. According to 

 bow you cook it, it exhibits the good points ol 

 spinach, cabbage, beet-greens and kale 



There were about three crops of each throughout the 

 season. The usual thing for the amateur is to have 

 only one crop, and if he succeeds in getting a second 

 he feels quite proud. 



