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increased in the minds of the people a desire or ambition to press for- 

 ward this work of horticulture they so nobly begun, they feel well 

 repaid for the toil of mind and body they have endured. As the say" 

 ing now is, we are of age, and like the young men of our country we 

 are now able to take on new responsibilities, new ambitions, new 

 hopes, new desires. In looking back over the records of our past 

 history we find, as in all other classes of business, many becoming 

 discouraged have dropped out, but those remaining are devoted work- 

 ers, wishing to perpetuate the same unselfish desire in those coming 

 after; and it is to be hoped that whoever take upon themselves the 

 burdens and responsibilities of aiding and sustaining the correct 

 principles of horticulture in coming years, will bring more intelligent 

 minds, as devoted hearts and as willing hands to help develop an 

 industry that had its beginning in the Garden of Eden, and will ever 

 continue to fascinate and attract the attention of mankind as long as 

 the dews of Heaven fall, causing the earth to produce trees and plants 

 to bud and bloom. 



FAILURES. 



Failure is an ever present factor that attends nearly every industry 

 of any magnitude. The failures in trade in the United States in 1887 

 have averaged one to every one hundred and eleven persons in busi- 

 ness; while the failures with those in horticultural pursuits I think 

 have been less, yet there are more than there should be. 



The reasons for our failures are not at first apparent, but on seek- 

 ing after the known or unknown facts the true causes are developed; 

 but then, as the saying is, " It is too late to lock the door after the 

 horse is stolen." To obviate the possibilities of failure each enter- 

 prise should be scrutinized with care, caution and sagacity. Many 

 times it is the want of a true system atranged in regular subordina- 

 tion to a well developed plan to be guided by a mind stored with 

 knowledge based on practical and scientific principles for governing 

 all our actions. 



Our experiences in producing apples, pears and cherries have to a 

 large etxent been discouraging; now is there not a good reason for so 

 many partial and total failures? When we consider the methods 

 used in handling, planting, care and cultivation of fruit trees, I some- 

 times wonder that we have shown any good results. Still there are 

 many places in the State where apple trees are yielding a proper 

 remuneration or return for time and money expended. Many of our 

 failures have come through lack of thoroughness in all our experi- 



