FOREWORD 



The writer of this little book is a firm believer 

 in a vegetable garden for every family so situated 

 that it can have one. This for several reasons : 



First. — garden, well cared for, will furnish 

 half if not more of the living for a family of 

 ordinary size, provided, of course, it is made 

 up of persons who are fond of vegetables. Not 

 only is this possible through the summer, but 

 the year round, for many of our best vegetables 

 can be carried through the winter in fine con- 

 dition with but very little trouble. And it 

 need not be a large garden to do this. The old 

 theory — which was not a theory, after all, but 

 a fact — that '*a little piece of land, well tilled'' 

 is a source of revenue that the wise man cannot 

 afford to overlook, holds true in this case as 

 much as it does when the farm is considered. 

 I know of no other way in which such a goodly 

 share of the family living can be secured; 

 therefore I urge the making of a garden as a 

 means of support for the family. 



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