The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-23

labor. owing to so many things ma
turing at one time, that the profits
are rapfdly consumed s"es.s. -@'..a'r-ea
II a woman will select one or
few specialties. sucfrr sas'"saspa
strawberries, melons, the. cantaloupe.
cefery. artichokes.a.all kinds OF let.
'fuce and salad luxuries, fine varieties
of which are found only on the tables
of the rich, and will carefully I'M
prove in quality and -delicacyr-tos their
greater perfection. the labor required
is less and the profits are greater.
Should she be able to add small
greenhouse lettuce. onions, radishes
and mushrooms, and even cucumbers
will furnish a good revenue in the
winter months, with an opportunity
to add to these violet culture or some
varietyeof floriculture~in which wom-
en...have ever been most successful.
8 f g. L"4s'Sl
+ know an enterprlsing woman who
connected by hot water pipes a small
yreenhonseto her kitchen stove or
range, and made quite little sum OF
money. ], know another who has
made a good-livinS raising only young
onions and mint for the clubs and
Restaurants. of one of our. large cit
les. | know -qne who when left
widow with ave children and small
peach farm covered well with a good
healthy mortgage, put her, strength
and good sense to this cheerless out
look, and to-day her, sons are we'll to
do or in good positions,S her daughters
are in their own homes, and she still
is adding to her sum for the "rainy
day" of old age, while the farm is re-
lieved of ats smortgaseE and produces
finer peaches since the mortgage was
lifted. r ys7 Fyfr 3EFEtIf-f
Quality rather than quantity to-day
plays. an, important part in the sue.
cess and profit of market gardening,
is one can command a better price
flor a perfect product attractively pre-
sented than a great quantity which
does not leave one time carefully to
prepare for. market. and so must be
sold at the lowest price.
This. too, is another point in which
women are more apt to succeed than
men as market gardeners-the appre-
oiation of necessity Of attractiveness
of ones produce. First, cleanliness
as very important; then if the vege-
tables are of 'uniform size and punched
icr tied in bundles Of careful Sexactness
and but into BASKETS or boxes in reg
,nar arrangements, they will attract
';1e' eve of the buy and often, if not
always. command higher prices.
These are the smaller details a wom-
an quickly grasps and which, if close
" adhered to, will promote her sue
cess.
While these small points will fur.
ther her success a woman must nave
practical business ideas or must post
herself. fully on the actual value of
labor, machinery and materials and
necessary expenses of carrying on the
work of farm for ! regret to say
that men are apt to presume upon
her ignorance in such matters and
her purse pays the penalty.
( 70. - ss:ti
Then, too, no woman will succeed
in farming who undertakes the work
solely from a sense Of duty or as a
last resort. She must have a certain
love or taste for the life or its bur-.
dens will prove most irksome and the
result be very unsatisfactory With
a love of nature, of animals and free
dnm of, outdoor life, with determine.
ton and perseverance and a willing
ness to study agriculture with the
same thoroughness one would any
other study, there is every chance for
women to achieve a pronounced and
nnviable success. as. farmers and have
opened to them the greatest blessings
and pleasures God has put into life. 4
pIlSSY MABEIONG Jump 4