APPLE GROWING 



while their neighbors still talked of over- 

 planting. 



Whether or not It Is true that we have over- 

 planted the apple, It must be admitted that at 

 the present time the demand Is so much greater 

 than the supply that the poorer of our people 

 cannot afford to use apples commonly, and that 

 no class of farmer In the Northeastern States 

 is more prosperous than the fruit growers. The 

 new plantings must of necessity begin to bear 

 and become factors In the market very slowly. 

 Meanwhile the great opportunity of the present 

 lies In making the most possible out of the 

 older orchards which are already In bearing. 

 Practically all of these old farm orchards which 

 can present a fairly clean bill of health, and 

 in which the varieties are desirable, can with 

 a small amount of well directed effort be put 

 to work at once and during the next ten years 

 or more of their life time, they may be made to 

 add a substantial Income to that of the general 

 farm. Now Is a time of opportunity for the 

 owner of the small farm apple orchard. 



Future of Apple Growing — In the 

 writer's opinion the future of apple growing 

 in the United States is likely to shape itself 

 largely in the great commercial regions. As 



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