INTRODUCTION, 
ae 
The cultivation of vegetables for sale grows annually in impor- 
tance in the South, improved cars and rapid transit giving our farmers 
the advantage of distant markets, increasing both the demand for 
‘‘ovarden truck” and the profit on its cultivation. 
This has added to the interest felt in the questions, ‘‘what to culti- 
vate?”’ and “‘ how to do it?”’—and in my Almanac and Garden Manual 
I have carefully considered these points in all their bearings, and 
have given directions as to the proper time and methods of cultivating 
vegetables in the South. 
The encomiums bestowed upon past numbers of my Almanac and 
Garden Manual, and the success met by those who have followed the 
directions therein, attest the merits of the publication, and are to me 
gratifying testimonials that my efforts have tended to build up and 
expand this branch of Southern industry. 
From all parts of the South have come to me endorsements of the 
utility and correctness of my informations, and compliments to my 
enterprise and energy, for all of which I tender my grateful acknowl- 
edgments. 
_ Quietly, and without desire for show, I have pursued my business, 
aiming by integrity, promptness and strict attention to the interest of 
my patrons, to merit the confidence and good will of the community 
in general, and the very liberal and constantly increasing patronage 
received is a practical and pleasant proof that I have succeeded. 
Assuring my patrons that their continued favors will be duly ap- « 
preciated, and that no effort will be spared to make my Almanac and 
Garden Manual annually of more benefit and assistance to the garden- 
ers of the South, 
Tam, 
yours truly, . 
RICHARD FROTSCHER. 
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