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2^nd article, "An English market garden"
of eight acres the profit of each acre was
about $350.00. All the corners of these acres
are used for sowing seeds. The scene of this factory
of vegetables, on the day of the writers
visit, was one of the greatest animation
and interest. A dozen or more women were
cutting lettuce and packing it in crates, a
number of men were watering the whole
garden. Thousands of tons of fertilizer
are constantly being carried to the garden.
They raise 200,000 heads of lettuce, 20,000
cauliflowers, 4000 vegetable marrows, 20,000
tomatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, mushroom
etc. etc. in great quantities.

Corrie Brooke and Eliza Moore told of
the many, many plants they saw covered
with bell glasses in English gardens.

A volunteer article by E.S. Iddings showing
the unreliability of poultry shows.

Forethought, says

In this month there is much digging of
roots and storing of winter vegetables.
Sweet potatoes should soon be gathered
strawberry beds should have their last
working, cold frames be prepared for lettuce
and whatever you want to winter
over; gather tomatoes, ripe and green
and put in a dryu place; gather Lima
beans; a slight frost kills them. Next month
take up beets, carrots and cabbage.
Salsify and parsnips are left out as they
are improved by freezing. Bring in house
plants, some think it better to bring them
in earlier to accustom them to the change.