. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. VEGETABLE GARDENING There seems to be a growing teudcncy in tliis couutry for vegetable-gardening to become a part of general farming schemes. A generation ago a large part of the Tegetahle-gardcning for profit was condncted in rela- tively small areas l>y men who devoted their entire time to the business. A


. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. VEGETABLE GARDENING There seems to be a growing teudcncy in tliis couutry for vegetable-gardening to become a part of general farming schemes. A generation ago a large part of the Tegetahle-gardcning for profit was condncted in rela- tively small areas l>y men who devoted their entire time to the business. At present much of tlie vegetable- gardening enterprise is merely an to faDning proper. This is in part due to the di'Vcldpnient of the canning industry, because of \vliich enormous (|uanti- ties of certain products, as of to'matoes, are desired. It is partly due also to tlu' extension of agriculture iiito the newer regions \\-hereby lands are discovered that are particularly well ada|ited to the growing of special commodities; as. for example, the raising of sc(uashes in some of the prairie states ami the recent extiaision of VEGETABLE GARDENING 1905 Census, IS'.IO. Aci'ording to census the investuient in en gardening interests of tln^ iuiuii-diate vicinity of large citi than $(10,1100. More tlian laud were devoted to the industi-y al of a niilliiui of pcoide were oni|.lo> freights and cdoi mission, tlie jo-imIu a bulletin issued by that mmercial or purely "triu.'k- itry lying beyond the untcd ti' more lijlicu uf learly a quarter Alter iia\ing of Ihcsc cslab- lishnients hrought to thei owners mon.' tljaii $70,- \ egetahlc-garilening may categories, dciiending on I'li nu\de of thi. |inidncts ; mii truck-gardening, of which Hi lie dh-idi â ,l,spâsil loly, mai â d int. \U 111 kr-t-- is to 1 t\V(> J^TCIlt It is tu 1)0 nlHiiiii- ..r lakn iiioiji'v from the industry; and lomi 'â ur-u-; i'<l("'iiiii;^", ill. ^f


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