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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1911 



Poultry, Kennel and Live Stock Directory l"t°™fZ^lT h oi 



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THE 



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Efficiency of work and economy 

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They achieve their efficiency by 

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 it heat radiated from the body of 

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 returning to the hen when cold. 

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You can double your egg yield by feeding fresh-cut, raw bone. 

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A Money Making Scheme 



ON ACCOUNT of the shutting down of the 

 smelter works in Denver, in January, 1010,, 

 I was unfortunate enough to lose my position- 

 When the business would resume operations 

 looked rather indefinite, so I cast about for some- 

 thing to do in the meantime whereby I could make 

 expenses. 



Owing to the fact that there was a large number 

 of idle men who were willing to do any kind of 

 work, the prospects for getting a "job" through 

 ordinary methods were not encouraging 



This idea came to me which might easily be 

 worked out elsewhere: While on a trip to the 

 mountains in September, 1909, I had seen many 

 trees, plants, and shrubs which if transplanted to 

 city gardens or lawns would enhance the beauty 

 of the home. Now that I was out of work, why not 

 call on some of the well-to-do residents of the 

 fashionable section of Denver, and solicit orders 

 for certain trees and plants which I knew were 

 plentiful on the mountain slopes? 



As a preliminary move, I secured a catalogue 

 from a large nursery firm from which I cut the 

 pictures of such plants and trees as I knew were 

 to be found in the mountains. These I pasted on 

 blank paper after the manner of a scrap book, 

 setting a price opposite each to correspond with 

 that charged by the regular nursery. 



Armed with these cuts I began making calls, 

 selecting only such places where the owner ap- 

 peared to take a special interest in the lawn or 

 garden. 



The first day I got only two orders, but on the 

 second and third days results were better. Under 

 the stimulus of securing three or four orders a 

 day, I continued the work of soliciting from Febru- 

 ary 1st to March 15th. The terms on which I 

 took orders were as follows: I was to deliver the 

 trees on or before April 1st; was to receive one- 

 half of the price agreed upon at the time of delivery, 

 the other half on July 1st, provided the trees were 

 then living. For any that should die I was to 

 make no charge. 



March 15th I started on my bicycle for the 

 hills, twelve miles away, having engaged a man 

 with a team and large wagon to follow and meet 

 me at a given point on the following day. Refer- 

 ring to my order book, I chased around hill and 

 dale until I found such trees and plants as were 

 called for, then dug up and carried them to a place 

 easily reached by the wagon. 



I remained at the cabin of a ranchman that 

 night, and when the wagon arrived next morning 

 I had ready a full load, consisting mainly of silver 

 poplars, cedars, and conical fir-trees. I accompanied 

 the wagon home, and with the assistance of another 

 man, delivered and set the whole load that day. 

 It required four trips of the wagon to fill the orders 

 in my book. 



While delivering, I collected $84 as one-half 

 the amount of my orders. After paying $12 for 

 hauling, and $8 for help in setting the trees, I had 

 $64 to show for my part of the work. 



In making delivery I took orders for a number 

 of plants and flowers that could not be found in the 

 mountains; these I turned over to the nurseryman 

 who had furnished the catalogue, and for which he 

 gave me a small commission. On May 1st I re- 

 sumed my former position as shipping clerk; my 

 reserve fund intact. July 1st I was granted leave 

 of absence for two days, went over my route and 

 collected $60 more, making a total of $124. 



Colorado. James A. Patterson. 



