AGRICULTURAI^ CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN NEW YORK. 



13 



in tlic fruit sections of the State. The eUniate is lully ns favorable 

 in the higher elevations. 



WTiat is true of other lines of farming is true also of fruit growing, 

 name!}', that it is possible to find even in the poorest locality a man 

 who is successful in his business, and exam])les of success with fruit 

 in these areas are not rare. The planting of fruit is successful on 

 some of the hill lands of Pennsylvania and Ohio. In fact, wherever 

 one finds good cultural methods and intelligent })ractice in fruit 

 production he usually fmds the industry profitable. (See fig. 5.) 



i^^^^^J^iiM 





Fig. 4.— a wild apple thicket, showing the natural adaptation of this fruit to the soil. 



It is true that fruit growing is more or less a specialty and that 

 where one man succeeds several may fail. But when men learn the 

 reasons for success and failure in the business and practice more 

 intelligent methods success will be more common. Tlie first thing 

 that a beginner must learn is that trees are as much a crop as corn or 

 potatoes and must receive just as much care. In fact, he must 

 learn that trees require much more care tluui field crops, but in 

 return they may yield five to ten times the profits. It is probable 

 that the same cultural methods which are practiced on the lower 

 and more level lands will not be applicable on the hill lands and that 



[Cir. 04] 



