CHAPTER I. 
THE GARDEN YARD 
O man knows, nor can know, the capacity 
of a yard of earth, for it is unlimited, 
just as the speed of the engine is un- 
limited. Just as with the engine, the only ques- 
tion is whether it would pay to make it do any 
more—it may cost too much. Where land is 
cheap, labor is high; there intelligent cultiva- 
tion will pay, but intensive cultivation will not. 
That is the place where the field crops should 
be raised. 
But the garden crops should be raised right 
round the towns and cities and it is foolish to 
get to a distance from them. Stay right where 
you are and get the piece of land that is best for 
your purpose; buy it, if you can without pay- 
ing too much for it; if not, rent it for as long 
a term as you can; or get permission to use the 
bit of land, the vacant lots—there are plenty 
even in the most crowded cities—and raise your 
truck and your income on those lots. Without 
separating yourself from your acquaintances or 
exiling your wife and children, learn to get your 
living out of the earth. 
Suppose that a man owns his house, even if 
it be but a bit of a bungalow, and suppose he 
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