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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 190S 



BOBBY 



The Man Who Wanted Bobby 



is but one of many Heart- 

 txigg'ing incidents in 



"THE DELINEATOR 

 CHild-Resctxe Campaign" 



jt\. man of -wealth and refinement came to our office 

 and asKed to see Bobby. You Haven't read about 

 Bobby? He's tKe beautiful little boy offered for 

 adoption in tKe November DELINEATOR.. 



But Bobby is in CHicag'o. 



"Very -well," said tKe man, "I'll g'o tbere for Kim. 

 I'm -willing' to spend any amount to g'et Kim. My Keart 

 is set upon Kim; my -wife's neart is set upon Kim." 



Human Hearts 



are being uncovered 

 as never before in 



"THE DELINEATOR 



Child-Resctie Campaign" 



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 They are creating the most intense interest. 



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Winter 



JANUARY is a dull month for selling 

 anything except a few actual necessities 

 and seasonable specialties, because of the 

 reaction from the heavy buying of the 

 holidays; so be careful about shipping any- 

 thing , to market without first learning the 

 actual demands. 



Hothouse products have their innings 

 before shipments of Southern fruits and 

 vegetables begin. In hothouse grapes the 

 price per pound is often proportioned to 

 the size of clusters. The large, unbroken 

 clusters bring the fancy prices. Hothouse 

 strawberries sell at extravagant prices if 

 well grown and ripened. The Southern 

 strawberries are put on our Northern markets 

 in excellent condition by means of refriger- 

 ator crates. Hothouse tomatoes often rub 

 elbows with the products of the Southern 

 fields. The latter are picked green but when 

 fully grown, each fruit is wrapped in paper, 

 and packed in small crates. Cucumbers come 

 in large quantities from the hothouses, 

 many of them from Eastern Massachusetts. 

 They are packed in neat cases made specially 

 for this purpose, the number contained being 

 stenciled on the box. 



One instruction always emphasized by 

 particular marketmen is that standard 

 packages for any products should always be 

 adhered to. Retailers become accustomed 

 to estimating returns they can get from fa- 

 miliar packages, and do not take kindly to 

 new sizes and styles. No shipper who 

 expects fancy prices will send his products 

 in an old box or barrel. Neatness in pack- 

 ing is a valuable asset. Thorough grading 

 also pays big dividends. 



Another element with which our home 

 shippers have to reckon is the frequent 

 receipt in our markets of fruits and vegeta- 

 bles from such far off points as South Africa, 

 Australia and other distant countries. Such 

 products from the Pacific coast are no longer 

 novelties; in fact, have come to be counted 

 a regular thing at certain seasons. But 

 improved methods of packing, increased use 

 of cold storage, and better and more rapid 

 transportation facilities are bringing to our 

 markets these products of far-off climes, 

 ~at most unexpected seasons. 



Well-grown, clean, bright mushrooms 

 usually sell at good prices in winter, but 

 too many may come to market far be- 

 low grade. Small baskets are the best 

 packages. 



Capons are wanted after holiday wreckage 

 is cleared away. These are not clean picked 



