4 FRUIT GEOWING FOR HOME USE IN THE GREAT PLAINS. 



THE PRESENT STATUS OF FRUIT GROWING. 



Comparatively little attention has been given to fruit growing in 

 the Great Plains area, except at a few points where water is available 

 for irrigation, yet in the aggregate there are many ranchers who have 

 started a small orchard or fruit garden. The product from these 



Fig. l.-Map showing the geographical position of the Great Plains area and the annual and 



seasonal rainfall. 



fills an important place in the economy of the household and in the 

 pleasures of the family. In some sections, notably in certain por- 

 tions of the Panhandle of Texas, a considerable proportion of the 

 farm homes have small orchards adjacent to them. Grapevines and 



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