Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
WORTH $875 AN ACRE.
Robert Murie's Brother In Scotland HAS
Money Making Garden Patch.

An article given space below from a
recent copy of the North British Agri-
culturalist, published at Edinburg,
Scotland, was handed the DEMOCRAT
yesterday by Robert Murie, and gives
an account of the extent to which
market gardening is successfully carried
on at his old country home in Scotland.
The Mr.John Murie of Craigmiller gar
dens is his brother and has a garden of
fourteen acres that in productiveness as
a source of income appears to more than
equal a whole section of wheat growing
land here. Judging from the statement
that one acre of leeks realized 9175, re-
presenting about 1915. Especially among
II Scotch readers over the county will
the item below prove interesting:
We give elsewhere in this issue a
photograph representing the exhibit of
leeks staged by MI. John 4. Murie, mar
ket gardener, Craigmillar Gardens, at
the Crysanthemum Show of the Scot
fish Horticultural Association in the
Waverley Market a fortnight ago. The
photograph in question does not repre-
sent the actual exhibit as staged at the
Crysanthemum Show, as it was taken
some time before the show, and repre-
sents what may be called a "full dress
rehearsal of the exhibit at the show.
The exhibit in question was awarded
the silver medal of the Scottish Horti-
cultural Association, and was a fair
sample of a most remarkable crop. The
crop in question extended to 3 acres.
and scaled we the weigh-bridge SO tons
II cwt per acre. The price realized by
this enormous crop bulked up to the
goodly figure of fl75 per acre. This,
however, was considerably less than the
price realized by Mr.. Murie for his last
years crop of leeks, when the crop was
quite as heavy and the prices we're
higher than they have been this au-
tumn. But still despite the moderate
prices that have ruled this autumn, the
returns from this years crop are highly
satisfactory, especially considering that
this was the third crop raised from the
same land since the beginning of last
year. The crop, it may be said, was
grown on ''clover" land which had last
year been heavily dressed with stable
manure, and this year was dressed with
20 cwt. per acre of Messrs. Rough's
Special Leek Manure-a compound ma.
nure which is highly appreciated by
market gardeners, and consists for the
most part of fermented bones and pot.
ash. Mr.. Murie's holding at Craigmil
lar Gardens is a good example of what
can be done with a small holding which
is near a good market and a copious
supply of cheap manure. His holding
extends to ID acres, for which he pays
rent OF e9 per acre after providing
buildings for himself. His labour bill
bulks up to over EDO per acre, and his
manure bill will be about the same, but
for all that, nobody aver heard him talk.
ing about bad times or bad prices either
AS a grower of leeks, Brussell sprouts
early turnips and other kinds of market
garden produce, he has a more than
local reputation, and it may be safely ad.
ded that personally he is persona grata'
among the market gardeners and mer.
chants who frequent the sale in the
Waverly Market, Edinburgh. - The
North British Agriculturist.