This section is from the book "Vegetable Gardening", by Ralph L. Watts. Also available from Amazon: Vegetable Gardening.
A cheap and abundant supply of pure water should be carefully considered before deciding upon a location. An immense quantity of water is needed to meet the needs of frame and greenhouse crops, to clean the vegetables for market and to supply the stock that may be kept. The value of irrigation in all sections is becoming more fully realized every year. Many gardeners have installed the most approved systems and are therefore making competition more severe for those who do not enjoy these advantages.
 
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