Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-14

lily. A very small area of ground
under such circumstances might be
made to produce under proper sue
cession of crops a large part of the
There might be, for instance, only
two short rows of beans across such
garden, and yet after the spring
crop has been removed and q second
planting of beans made this delec-
table vegetable may be made avail
able in sufficient quantity to meet the
needs of the family for several
weeks.
The home garden should be in
tensively cultivated. 1t should be
rather small, laid out to meet the
requirements of the family, and
should be devoted to the cultivation
of those crops which will best serve
the needs of the particular home con-
cerned. On the other hand, the COM
mercial garden must be much more
extensive proposition. This will be
necessary in order to make it pay.
There is naturally a certain amount
of overhead charges in connection
with any business. and no profit can
be derived from an undertakins. UNI
til this has been met. Therefore, it
should be planted so as to provide
not only liberal amount to defray
overhead charges, but to leave in
addition a sufficient surplus to make
the undertaking profitable and worth
while. ..... :.
Where one enters upon a CONNER
cial garden project a number of
points must be taken into consider
alton. First of all, there is loca-
ton in relation to season. Second,
there is the nature and character of
the population to be fed; Third. there
is convenience as to the marketing
and distribution of perishable prod
uts. Fourth, there is the variety
of crops which can be more econom-
ically and satisfactorily produced,
soils and climatic conditions being
taken into consideration. These are
only few of the points which the
commercial gardener must consider.
AS an Illustration of what is meant,
it will not be worth while for him
to have tomatoes to place on the
market at just the time every one
else has them, and when the crop is
matured in many other sections of
the country from which shipments
may be made to the consuming CEN
ter, he expects tC serve. He should
select and grow crops so as to have
them mature at the off season of
supply in his community. He should
grow those crops which are probably
least generally grown, but for which
there is still a large demand. In one
section of the country he may be able
to sell greens in unlimited quantity
because of the particular type of
population TO which he caters. In
another section, vegetables of this
character would go begging for pur-
Chasers. Thus it appears at the out
set that the garden must be consid-
cred from an economical point of
view as it regards both the family
and a commercial enterprise. You
frequently hear the statement made
that truck proposition should sue
coed in the vicinity of given COM
munity because there are no truckers
there, and possibly there is merit
in the suggestion made. On the
other hand, survey of the situ-
alton may reveal the fact that a
trucking proposition would not prove
to be a profitable Investment after
all. The point I wish to make is that
a garden proposition, either from the
standpoint of the home, but more
particularly as Il commercial enter
prise, is a business undertaking and
must be viewed and regarded from
that point if the individuals inter
ested expect to make a success of
the business. Thousands of truck |
gardens have proved improbable |
and have failed because those I'M
dertaking their organization simply |
that securing a piece of land |
some fertilizer and planting certain |
crops would insure success. Just |
why all problems associated with |
capable of rendering profitable re-
turn to the individual who cult |
Yates land is difficult to understand. |
A painter who obtained marvellous |
effects in his work was asked how |
this result was secured He respond |
ed by stating that he mixed brains |
with his paint. Whenever agricul- |