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part of the business. She should also supervise 

 most of the operations and have good skilled 

 labour to carry out all manual work. 



If it can be avoided a field should not be con- 

 verted into a market garden. The money that 

 necessarily has to be spent at the start will more 

 quickly be repaid if land is worked which has been 

 used as a garden before. However good the soil, 

 climate, and situation may be, a garden can only 

 barely pay its way during the first two years on 

 account of the many expenses that have to be 

 met. 



As opinions can best be formed by hearing real 

 experiences, I propose inserting the following letter, 

 written by one who has known what it is to over- 

 come obstacles, and finally reach well-earned 

 success. This interesting letter and several de- 

 tailed accounts of market gardens given on p. 253 

 show what a suitable career this is for a woman. 

 One, too, which will bring not only health and 

 happiness from work in the open, but considerable 

 remuneration, if it be carefully and well conducted. 



B ASHLEY Nursery, 



New-Milton, Hampshire, 



October llth, 1907. 



Dear Madam, — 



In answer to your request for information about my 

 market garden here, I think it will be best if I give you 



