27 THE 



GARDEN YARD 



with a load of poor stuff. Arrange with your 

 neighbors to take enough for them to make 

 your trip pay. 



If a trolley or a carrier can be brought into 

 use to make regular shipments, see some mer- 

 chant or hotel man and arrange to supply him 

 constantly. Then lay out your plantings so 

 as to have a constant supply of what he needs. 



If you are choosing a farm or have a chance 

 to sell yours, inquire and look to see if you can 

 find one near a good market where you will 

 earn your own commissions. The way to find 

 out what you want is to talk about it to everyone 

 you meet. A good local map will help you, but 

 of course the real estate agents know more about 

 what is for sale and the prices and values than 

 you could learn in a year's travel. No men, 

 except editors and hotel clerks, are so ready to 

 give information as the real estate agents. 

 Remember, however, than even when they are 

 honest (most of them are, like the rest of us, as 

 honest as circimastances allow), the successful 

 real estate agent must see the rosy side of the 

 peach and may not point out the worm-hole on 

 the other side. You will have to look for that 

 yourself. 



When you have found what you want, point 

 out that you are buying to improve, so that the 



