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remains of a single packet of seed, the surplus is 

 kept on hand. Thus, for example, my Chalk's 

 Jewel tomato has been grown from the same packet 

 of seed for three years and germination was as strong 

 last year as it was at first. The yearly average seed 

 expense is kept below three dollars and my total 

 outlay in money is less than eight dollars, made 

 up thus: 



COST PER YEAR 



Value of seed used $2.8'2 



3 loads of manure at $0.75 2.25 



Plowing and harrowing i ■ SO 



50 lbs. bone meal i . ij 



Total $7-72 



MORE THAN 60O PER CENT. RETURN 



"The produce of the garden was estimated (by 

 careful records kept all the season), to be $51.59. 

 This does not include such items as the herbs, 

 parsley, etc., a number of vegetables of which 

 no estimate can be made, such as kale. New Zea- 

 land spinach, green tomatoes picked before frost, 

 five rows of spinach, and a large quantity of rhubarb 

 which was freely used and of which I have fifteen 

 quarts canned for winter use." 



HOW TO MAKE THE GARDEN-PLAN PRACTICAL 



The accompanying plan on page 97 illustrates 

 one method of arranging for several crops on one 



