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  an 
  occupation 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  interest, 
  with 
  opportunity 
  for 
  the 
  solution 
  of 
  prob- 
  

   lems 
  of 
  great 
  importance 
  to 
  mankind, 
  and 
  a 
  fair 
  promise 
  of 
  eventual 
  money 
  

   profit 
  to 
  yourself 
  or 
  to 
  your 
  heirs, 
  then 
  I 
  should 
  certainly 
  advise 
  you 
  to 
  take 
  up 
  

   nut 
  growing. 
  

  

  I 
  would 
  not 
  attempt 
  to 
  grow 
  the 
  hazel 
  or 
  the 
  chestnut 
  at 
  present, 
  except 
  in 
  

   an 
  experimental 
  way. 
  The 
  nuts 
  of 
  best 
  promise 
  for 
  you 
  are 
  the 
  Indiana 
  or 
  north- 
  

   ern 
  pecans 
  and 
  the 
  English 
  walnut. 
  But 
  it 
  requires 
  considerable 
  study 
  of 
  the 
  

   subject 
  before 
  one 
  may 
  take 
  up 
  the 
  practice 
  of 
  nut 
  growing 
  without 
  the 
  probabil- 
  

   ity 
  of 
  making 
  unnecessary 
  mistakes, 
  and 
  unnecessarily 
  losing 
  time 
  and 
  money 
  

   in 
  repeating 
  the 
  experiences 
  of 
  others. 
  

  

  The 
  wilful 
  misstatements 
  of 
  some 
  nurserymen, 
  and 
  the 
  ignorance 
  or 
  care- 
  

   lessness 
  of 
  others, 
  has 
  hindered 
  the 
  progress 
  of 
  nut 
  growing. 
  Fortunately 
  we 
  

   have 
  several 
  nurserymen 
  who 
  have 
  made 
  a 
  study 
  of 
  the 
  subject, 
  who 
  are 
  honor- 
  

   able 
  and 
  truthful 
  men, 
  and 
  on 
  whose 
  statements 
  you 
  may 
  rely. 
  The 
  only 
  pos- 
  

   sible 
  qualification 
  of, 
  this 
  statement 
  that 
  I 
  know 
  of 
  is 
  that 
  an 
  allowance 
  for 
  en- 
  

   thusiasm 
  might 
  be 
  borne 
  in 
  mind 
  without 
  risk 
  of 
  harm. 
  I 
  enclose 
  a 
  Ust 
  of 
  such 
  

   nurserymen, 
  accredited 
  by 
  this 
  association. 
  

  

  Your 
  letter 
  seems 
  to 
  call 
  for 
  this 
  extended 
  reply 
  which 
  I 
  hope 
  will 
  be 
  of 
  service 
  

   to 
  you. 
  If 
  I 
  have 
  left 
  anything 
  obscure 
  that 
  you 
  would 
  like 
  to 
  know 
  about, 
  or 
  

   if 
  I 
  can 
  assist 
  you 
  in 
  any 
  other 
  way, 
  please 
  let 
  me 
  know. 
  

  

  With 
  the 
  hope 
  that 
  you 
  may 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  take 
  up 
  this 
  most 
  fascinating 
  a\ 
  ocation 
  

   with 
  pleasure 
  and 
  profit, 
  I 
  am 
  

  

  Very 
  truly 
  yours, 
  

  

  W. 
  C. 
  Deming. 
  

  

  