Economic Status, and Extent of the Peach Industry 25 



The answer to the question "Who will succeed?" is in 

 the substance of the admonition given to a class of horti- 

 cultural students by one of the best-known grape-growers 

 of his time, in a state of large grape interests, when he said : 

 "To succeed in grape-growing one must love his vines. He 

 must feel that they are glad to see him when he goes into the 

 vineyard in the morning and that they are sorry when he 

 leaves them at night." With such a sentiment for his in- 

 spiration a peach-grower will gain satisfaction from his 

 endeavor, which is more than financial gain, and it will 

 help to insure the latter. 



One is also to consider the location in which one lives, 

 the soil, and climate. Success or failure may turn on the 

 farm scheme, what part the peach crop shall occupy among 

 other crops, how it is related to the subdivisions of the busi- 

 ness, to the labor supply, to horse help, and to many other 

 questions. Only rarely does it pay to grow peaches ex- 

 clusively, as a separate business ; even then, the business is 

 full of risks. To the vast majority of peach-growers, the 

 business must be only one part of a plan of farm manage- 

 ment, utilizing much of the general capital and equipment 

 of the place and footing up at the close of the year with the 

 other farming enterprises. 



