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locations were the very best. Know of several cases in which 
there has been failure, and think it will be the result in many 
other cases. They will probably get some fruit one year in three. 
Mr. Harris moved that the discussion on raspberries close, 
which motion was carried, and the Society then adjourned to 
meet at 1.30 P. M. 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
MR. BRIMHALL’S -REPORT. 
The society was called to order by the President, when Wm. 
E. Brimhall, of St. Paul, read his report on Orchards for Profit. 
The paper was accepted and filed for publication, and was as 
follows : 
** ORCHARDS FOR PROFIT.”’ 
Mr. President and Gentlemen: 
The paper which I have the honor to submit, in response to the invitation 
of your Secretary, contains only such facts and deductions from my own 
experience as seem to me most important in a discussion of this topic. 
Making no elaims to extended or critical scientific knowledge of the sub- 
ject, my only purpose is ‘to present a plain and practical statement of my 
own experiments in this direction, and add such suggestions as I deem the 
most valuable in creating a healthy and correct sentiment in relation to this 
important branch of industry in our midst. 
Future of Fruit Culture. 
That the cultivation and production of fruit is to be one of our most im- 
portant and lucrative industries, I make no donbt. That fruit can be pru- 
duced here is no longer a matter of speculation, but an assured fact. 
So clearly has this fact been demonstrated that there should no longer be 
avy hesitation on the part of agriculturists in embarking in this industry 
to the full extent of their opportunity. The value of fruit as a common 
article of food, at once nutritious and healthful, is coming more and more to 
be understood and appreciated. And since the cost of production is so com- 
paratively light, it is a matter of surprise that men, who have good facllities, 
do not produce enough at least for their own consumption. } 
And I am confident that the demand will exceed the supply for a long 
time to come. It is an old tradition that in Spain, when a person eats fruit 
of any kind, he immediately deposits the seed in the ground. 
The consequence is that the highways, in that favored climate, are lined 
with fruit-beariug trees, and the wayfarer is gladdened by the beauty and 
