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not now be receiving notes or letters complaining about this apple 

 worm. It is too late now to do anything, but there is abundance 

 of time to got ready for operations next spring. 



Sixth. When the fruit is ready to market good business judg- 

 ment will be required. Only such fruit as is in good condition 

 should be sent to market. All fruit should be carefully picked; 

 very carefully graded, cautiously packed in legal sized containers 

 of full measure and placed upon the market in good season. 

 Advance arrangements should be made with the commission or 

 other wholesale merchants, and it is advised that every grower 

 should have a characteristic label giving his name, the name of his 

 fruit farm, and the package might be accompanied by a guarantee 

 that the fruit is all as represented. In this way it will become 

 known that fruit packages bearing a certain mark or label may be 

 relied upon to be as good or better than is represented. 



There are a few fruit growers in the State who occupy all 

 their land with fruit. Since they have grown up in the business 

 they are successful ; but as a rule this course is not recommended. 

 Fruit growing in conjimction with other agricultural products is, 

 however, to be highly favored. It is known that on many of the 

 farms of the 'State a little orchard of five or ten acres is the most 

 profitable portion of the farm. An average farm of one hundred 

 acres has upon it a few acres suitable for the planting of the 

 apple, pear, plum or cherry orchard or there may be a few acres 

 especially adapted to the growing of currants or berries, from 

 which the profits in connection with the farm work would prove 

 to be considerable. Therefore, it is strictly advised that all per- 

 sons who have farms should study this question of planting out 

 a variety of fruit for the purpose of enhancing their income. 

 Fruit growing has great charms for the amateur, and even the 

 commercaal fruit growers ean get a great deal of satisfaction in 

 growing the choicest varieties of fruits on a moderate scale. 

 While in commercial orchards a dozen varieties of apples would 

 be considered too large, yet there are thirty or more varieties 

 that could be raised to advantage in a small way. Five varieties 

 of pears are enough for most commercial orchards yet there are 

 twenty or more varieties of pears worth growing — so it is with 

 all other species of fruit. 



