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Show n MPS , Krardeners GARDENING AS HOBBJ GARDENING as a hobby can y be made to pay excellent d,v idends. As an example, a Mi souri woman reports she made net profit of $300 from her tu ' thirds-acre garden in a single sm son. Figured at market pric food used fresh was $230- fJ canned, $80; and food stored SU Seed and sets cost her only $20 There are two major requisite to obtaining garden profits of this kind They are, willingness to work and the use of quality seed It is important also .to devote considerable space to multiple pur pose crops like beets, onions and tomatoes crops that can be 'used in a variety of ways. Here, briefly, are the uses of principal multi-purpose crops - On ions green, as relish; mature bulbs fried, stewed, or as season ing; bulbs for pickle, and relish making; tops for seasoning; bulbs for storage. Tomatoes fresh fruits for slicing or stewing, or immediate table use; for canning or for making tomato juice, or to. mato catsup; green tomatoes for frying, or for use in pickle relishes, rel-ishes, or in pie filler (like mince meat) ; yellow fruits for preserves juice, or immediate table use. ' Cabbage fresh in slaw, or salad; sal-ad; cooked for table use; canned as kraut, or stored. Beets tops for greens; roots cooked fresh canned, pickled, or stored. ' 1 |