. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 46 VEGETABLE GARDENING li^'er}^ on barge is possible the rate is perliaps 25 pei cent lower. A grower on the eastern sliore of Maryland pays about $3 a ton for New York or Philadelphia manure de- livered at his farm siding. In most of the smaller cities and towns the price varies from 50 cents to $1 a ton. 84. Transportation of manures.—Earges are used ex- tensivel}^ to carry manure to ports near commercial gar- dening centers. This is the cheapest method of transpor- tation unless the gardener operates near enough to the
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 46 VEGETABLE GARDENING li^'er}^ on barge is possible the rate is perliaps 25 pei cent lower. A grower on the eastern sliore of Maryland pays about $3 a ton for New York or Philadelphia manure de- livered at his farm siding. In most of the smaller cities and towns the price varies from 50 cents to $1 a ton. 84. Transportation of manures.—Earges are used ex- tensivel}^ to carry manure to ports near commercial gar- dening centers. This is the cheapest method of transpor- tation unless the gardener operates near enough to the stables to haul the manure direct by wagon or sled. Ini-. FIG. 9. HAULING MANURE NEAR PHILADELPHIA mense quantities are shipped by train. The business in New York and Philadelphia is handled by firms who collect the manure regularly and store, if necessary, un- til orders are received. Considerable water is used in the care of the manure in storage to control fire-fanging. This is also a simple method of selling Avater by the ton! The large, well-built wagons at Boston carry three to five tons. The one shown in Figure 8 cost $300 and it is kept busy the year round supplying a large market garden. Heavy canvas is used to cover the loads in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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