CHAPTER VI. 



WHERE CAN IT BE GROWN PROFITABLY? 



BEFORE starting, then, upon fruit growing, it is needful 

 to get a few clear and definite ideas as to what to aim 

 at. It is often quite forgotten that the production of 

 every species of fruit should be almost a separate trade 

 for those who wish to succeed in producing fine quality 

 for market. This especially applies to the man of 

 limited means and small experience. Those who want 

 to excel and make a living upon the smallest outlay of 

 capital, as hinted already, will probably turn to glass 

 cultivation, for the following reasons : 



1. The risks are reduced to a minimum, by skill and 

 watchfulness. 



2. "With such forced produce the returns are thus 

 greater and more in proportion to the industry and 

 energy of the cultivator. 



3. The quality can be ensured of any standard 

 required. 



4. The season of supply can, to a certain extent, be 

 controlled to suit local wants. 



There are numerous seaside towns, for example, 

 where, in their respective " season," the demand is for 

 high-class fruit, and during the rest of the year 



