CHAPTER XVI

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MONEY IN THE SOIL.

Substitute for Silk. Washington Pippins. Dorsets and Downs. American Cheese. Business Apples. Fortunes in Poppies. The Capon Farm. Barrels of Baldwins. Rare Rodents. Mortgage-Lifter Oats. Record-Breaking Dates. Dollar Wheat. Leaf Tobacco. Tree Nursery. Round Number Onions. Potato Profits. Golden Geese. California Prunes. A Bee Farm. The Apple Acre. The Sugar Beet. Gilt-Edged Breeds. December Layers. Florida Celery. Oneida Hops. Boston Beans. Christmas Trees. The Guaranteed Egg. Double Vegetable Culture. English Shires. Fortunes in Nut Shells. 209

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