Show 3 extraordinary RESULTS PRODUCED FROM SMALL TRACT lot of ground about 30 by 40 feet in size proved itself worthy of time effort and small expense put upon it fifteen miles from the busiest als brict of the busy city of chicago there Is a email kitchen garden which has produced extraordinary results it Is planted in a plot of ground about 30 by 40 feet in size and has proved it elt worthy the time effort and small expense put upon it almost all of the ordinary table vegetables and fruits can be found here and this small piece of ground lias been the means ot a distinct saving in the summer bills lettuce radishes and oklona were the first arrivals and came in such quantities that the neighborhood ally shared in them the amount of choice lettuce that can be raised in a 4 by 6 foot bed is surprising and this one afforded a constant supply ot fresh salad material all the summer season onions of several varieties were raised and those that were planted in the tall afforded an early crop before others were even out of the ground in july the beets and cucumbers were ready tor use and again one may put forward the argument in fa vor of the small garden on suburban lots namely that there is no comparison between the dried up expensive store products and the fresh ever ready vegetables of your own growing in the early part of august the to matoes ripen and by raising two va there is a constant supply ot them until the frost cuts off the ripening process but leaves many green ones which may be pickled A small border of parsley and a little patch of mint will do all the gar bishing and flavoring that are necessary carried away by the automobile fever the old horse was sold and a machine purchased in his place this left the runway empty and in order to utilize every inch of the ground it was planted to potatoes peas and beans all of which grew well ot the fruits that were grown in this little garden the strawberries were the first to come the bed is about 10 by 20 feet in size and has borne continually during the season not a single box was purchased and the berries were large and juicy the total amount produced was 60 quarts A had proved very successful also and this new fruit is some of the results from a small kitchen garden rightly named in that the number ot berries borne on one vine is won darful when the size or the vine IS considered raspberry and current bushes also bore well and BO it was one tault at ter another all summer long there are some grapa vines which are as yet too young to bear but are very promising the financial bide of this enterprise has been very satisfactory Batis factory the surplus crop ot cucumbers and tomatoes netted 10 and the products of the strawberry bed were worth 6 25 the currants and raspberries rasp berries were worth another 3 not to go into further detail it Is fair to estimate that this small garden planted at an expense of not more than 1 for seed has made a return of about 30 beside affording many hours of healthful exercise to the family these results show how a little pin money could easily be made by izing the back yards of suburban or city homes |