The Green Forest tribune., 1909-04-09
VEGETABLE RAISING
Discussed by an Experienced
 Gardener for the Market

visit with his father for the first time in several months.
 Clarence is one of the greatest enthusiasts on the subject of the development of the country's re- sources to be found in day s travel and his ideas are always a matter interest for the reason he is enabled to speak from practi- cal experience, he being engag- ed in the producing business. He operates a market garden located few miles south of Flu reka Springs and in the course of three seasons he has learned much about what pays and what doesn't pay in this line of busi- ness.
 His observation has reached far enough to enable him to de- termine largely what is best for farmers of the country to raise with profit. He caters, of course, directly to the demands of the Eureka Springs market where he daily places his vegetables and fruits as fast as they are har- vested, but he does not believe that successful market busi- ness in this country is confined to the narrow limits of the local towns. He believes that far wider and more profitable range is open to the farmers anywhere in the country where there is easy access tc the railroad. He believes that car shipments of all vegetables commonly produced here and many that are not now produced could be sent to the cities of Southwest Missouri, par ticularly in the mining district, with great profit.
 Take the cantelope industry for instance. He says there is no room for quibbling about the possibility of it not paying. He says a few of the farmers about Grand View have made a prac- tical test and that the famous Rocky Ford region is undoubt- edly equaled by the production of cantelopes right at Grand View, Ark. One farmer, Blev Wright, has already a good bank account to his credit all an ac- count of profits realized in can . telope production on a rented farm. He ships to Joplin, Car thage and other Southwest Mis-. souri points.
 Among the articles Mr. Fore man declares can be easily and profitably handled in this way is berries of various kinds, beans, sweet potatoes, melons, roasting g ears, onions, squarshes, pump kins, tomatoes and fruits of all kinds. He would not recom- mend special effort to get on the market early. While the first articles marketed in the spring bring fancy prices, it is questionable whether in the ag- gregate it brings the best profit. The time might better be em- ployed in the cultivation of crops that are in demand the season through.
 MT. Foreman argues that veg. etable and fruit are the natural products of this country and they must be utilized as revenue pro- ducers. The market is practice ally at our door. Products may be gathered one day and be placed upon the market in ample time to be served upon the tables in many cities the next. We are so situated that in time of our best harvest we can reach mar kets of the north weeks ahead of the maturing of the same char acter of products, if such are produced.
 We believe there is at least some food for thought in these suggestions from a man who has means of knowing more about these matters than the average among our readers. Producing something to sell to people in other sections is a question that has long been a hobby of this paper and we will feel that we have performed a great mission