The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-24
WORKS WONDERS IN
 TRUCK GARDENING
Paul knod at Gillham Keeps Land Busy and Is Getting Handsome Prices in Northern Market
 for Crops.

J. Hollister TuIl, agriculturlSt for the Kansas City Southern, recently returned from a visit to the knod Fruit and Truck Farm at GllIham, While there he saw the results of the efforts of the manager, MT. Paul Knod, who is, while developing an orchard. making a mint of money from gardening truck grown as a fill-in crop among the trees. At the request of this paper, Mr. Tull gave a concise report of what he saw and learned, which is as fol- lows:
 A trip to Gillham, ArH., recently brought out some very interesting facts about the drought conditions in some of the northern states, es- pecially Missouri, Kansas, Okla homa, etc., regarding the growth of ordinary garden truck crops. It was learned that the knod Fruit and Truck Farm has been shipping some kind of fruit or truck since last February, and that some very extraordinary profits had been realized on some of the shipments, Mr. Knod aims to have something knowing all the time and al the |prcsent time is shipping cucumbcrs, summer Squashes and okra. These 1 |three vegetables are now netting ,he grower over Sl0O per bushel. ! and he is unable to fill all of his borders. The bean crop. of which Mr.. knod has about B acres, was very successful. bringing in many cases a net of Sl50 per bushcL Ar. knod advised the writer recent | ly that he could sell one hundred or more bushels daily, if he had them, at the above price. He had a radish crop on the land early in the spring which was later planted to beans, and the radishcs uet.ed over Si00 per acre. After the beans are cleared off, the land will be soWed to coWpeaS, which will be either turned under or cut and baIed for hay.
 NeNr week the product of B acres oI very fine cantaloupes will begin moving, which, from all appear ances will bring a very good price. The Kansas City trade papers re- gently stated that the best melons on the markets were now coming from Arkansas, and the condition Of the melons and the grading and packing showed a marked improve ment over any previous season.
 This Is only an illustration of what staying with a thing means. No crop Is a bowling success every year in succession. Mr. Knod has his good years and his bad years He has his good crops and his bad crops. but when asked about it. he says: "I never put all my eggs in one basket, and if l miss it on dis l hit it init dat"
 Last year the writer saw him blow under i0 acres of fine radi>hes be- cause he said the commission man WorIe him they had homegrown stun just about three days affcr he began shipping He said. "WeU if NlII add humuS to my land. and | had to cultivate my grapes. blark- berries, cherries, etr. and jl did moi cost me much for the seed. He plants these early catch crops be- tween his young orchards. and what he gels from them is jus, like finding if.
 He has 35 acres of Irish potatoes and sold them for over 10 cents on track. and was trying 10 buy them rom his neiehbors to supply his trade.
 He is one of the few growers the writer has met who puts price on his products and sells all oynrass shipments f. O. b. Gnlham. He has printed lists of what he will have to sell. and after filling them out he sends them to the buyers. who are always ready to buy by wire,