I20 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



There have been faikires, it is true, and problems without 

 number, some of which have been solved and some of which 

 still await a solution. We felt, during the early years of our 

 work, a good deal of sympathy for the man who stays out of 

 orcharding because it is a "long-time investment," but now that 

 we have passed our fourth year, our oldest plantings really 

 begin to look like orchards, and the interest, the enthusiasm and 

 we shall hope the returns w^ill increase with every year. Mind 

 I am not urging anyone to go into orcharding. I am satisfied 

 that hundreds have gone into it who ought not to have done so, 

 but for one who understands the business and, above all, who 

 likes it, I believe that success is assured. We hope to find our- 

 selves among this class. 



