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brother, it >swiiis to run in the family, wanted to have a place 

 and went to another place in aiiolhcr part of the county, and 

 went on a farm where tliere wasn't any fruit or anything ex- 

 cept the old buildings, such as are on the ordinary tenant 

 farm. He has around him now young trees that A\'ill soon ])e 

 in bearing. lie is going to have a home, and aside from the 

 dollars and cents that man will save in fruit bills and doctor's 

 bills bv having an abundance of fruit on that farm. And bv 

 having fruit on the place that is growing he can have the sat- 

 isfaction of having a place that is a home instead of just 

 merely a place to live. And the expense is very trifling in 

 getting enough fruit trees to set out a small orchard. 



There is also a chance for the fruit farmer on a large scale, 

 although I think the average man that wants to go into the 

 fruit business on a large scale would prefer to own his own 

 land. One man I know, at least, would not hesitate to use 

 anv number of acres of land to g(>t into the commercial fruit 

 business, and let him put his experience up against the land- 

 lord's laud. I don't see why a very profitable arrangenu^nt 

 could not be made along that line. Now in order to aid him 

 to do that comes up the question of the lease, and the more 

 I handle farms the less I think of a lease. If you have a good 

 man 3'ou don't need a lease, and if you have a poor man the 

 only thing you need a lease for is to get rid of him. I have 

 heard some men sa}' yon want to have a copper riveted lease 

 or contract, but as I said, if you do have a good man and he 

 is honest and industrious and a good farmer you don't need 

 or want a lease with that man; and if you have got a poor 

 man all you need it for is to have it strong enough to fire him. 

 There is no chance for horticultural opportunities for the 

 tenant farmer who is an annual mover. If a man is going to 

 the trouble to set out fruit on anv man's land he will not do 

 it unless he is assured that he can stay there enough years 

 to pay for his labor. We have an understanding with our 

 men that they are there for lif(^ or on good behavior, and such 

 an understanding enables us to get a better quality of men. 



