PLAN No. 172. FARM WOMAN’S WAYS OF MAKING MONEY
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Unlike most farmers’ wives, this woman had plenty of time to devote to various ways of making money, and put a dozen plans into practice, all of which proved productive of good results.
Her first plan was to pick arbutus, which she sent to the store of a friend in the city, fresh each day, where it sold readily for 5 or 10 cents a bunch, nearly all profit.
PLAN No. 173. HOME-MADE CHRISTMAS CANDY
Early in December she made up a lot of nice candy at home, which sold as fast as she could make it for 25 cents a pound, delivered. She made many kinds, and realized a good profit on all of them.
PLAN No. 174. GROWING TOMATO PLANTS
This she found to be a profitable source of income. She raised the plants from seed, starting to plant about the middle of March, and each 4-cent package of seed produced plants that sold for $4.00.
PLAN No. 175. BAKING FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Most farm women are very busy, and often find it convenient to have some one do their baking, especially when they have company. This lady would either go to different houses, and do the baking for the families, who furnished their own material, for which she charged 35 cents per hour, or would do the baking at home, using her own materials, and sell the bread, cakes and pies she baked, at good prices to those too busy to do their own baking.
PLAN No. 176. TAKING ORDERS FOR DRESS GOODS
She arranged with reliable firms in the city to send her samples of all the new dress goods they received each season, and she showed these to the various women in the neighborhood, taking a great many orders for different patterns, on all of which she was paid a commission that amounted to a considerable sum each year.
PLAN No. 177. TAKING ORDERS FOR EXTRACTS
She makes considerable money each year taking orders for various kinds of extracts, as well as for a popular summer drink, which comes in boxes selling at 25 cents each. The drink is made by dissolving the preparation in water and adding a little sugar. It is a delicious drink, made in a minute.
PLAN No. 178. PICKING CRANBERRIES ON SHARES
As she lives in the country where cranberries grow in great quantities, she earns many dollars each season by picking cranberries on shares, and her share always sells readily at good prices.
PLAN No. 179. GATHERING CHESTNUTS
In the fall of the year she gathers chestnuts, which are plentiful in that vicinity, and these she sells at surprisingly high prices, for everybody wants them.
PLAN No. 180. PLAYS, AND TEACHES PIANO PUPILS
Along with her other accomplishments she is a good pianist. She plays for dances and other gatherings, and gives music lessons to a number of pupils.
PLAN No. 181. PRESERVES FLAGROOT
Flagroot preserves bring high prices in the cities, and she adds many dollars to her income by gathering, preserving and selling this.
PLAN No. 182. MAKING AND SELLING MAY BASKETS
Although May Day “comes but once a year,” she manages to turn this anniversary to good account by making and selling the baskets that are a requisite for its observance.
PLAN No. 183. RAISING AND SELLING POULTRY
But her greatest source of pleasure and profit is poultry raising, her selection and care of birds enabling her to keep only those that produce the most money.