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but I assure you I was in earnest. I often present a pair of ap- 

 ple trees to tenants who promise to plant and care for them, even 

 if they do rent the premises — in time the trees will benefit some 

 one." 



PROFITS IN GROWING APPLES. 



E. A. SMITH, LAKE CITY. 



The following- illustrations of the profit to be derived from 

 an orchard may be of interest. About ten years ago The Jew- 

 ell Nursery Company, of Lake City, Minn., set out an orchard 

 on what might be called w^aste land, the same being located on 

 a blufif, or side-hill, too steep for cultivation and not valuable 

 even for pasturage. The orchard contains about nine acres. 

 The trees in this orchard have been in bearing for several years. 

 The company, having sold the farm on which this o -chard was 

 located, their financial interest ceased until this year, wdien the 

 owner of the orchard, being sick, could not look after the gath- 

 ering of the fruit, and the Jewell Company took charge of it. 



Sketcri of Jewell bluff orchard containing nearly three thousand trees, most of which will 



come into bearing this year. The ground upon which these trees are planted is much 



steeper than the picture would indicate. It is almost impossible to drive a 



team in any direction thru this orchard. 



They gathered 173 barrels of fruit. This fruit was sold for 

 $389.55 after deducting freight and commission. 



This orchard is located about five miles from the raihvay. 

 Counting the hours on the road and the time required in picking 

 the fruit, the cost was $103.61. 173 barrels at 30c a barrel makes 

 $51.90. Total expenses, $155.51. Deduct this from the total 

 net receipts $389.55, and we find a net profit of $234.04, or a prof- 



