60 AGRICULTURE 



therefore there is all the more reason 

 to be cautious, and to be able to ob- 

 tain solid and trustworthy advice when 

 required. 



A Summary To sum up these remarks on fruit growing, 

 it is essentially a branch of work in which a 

 woman ought to do well, as she can assist to 

 plant, prune and tend the trees, gather and 

 pack the fruit, and to send it to market, or 

 sell it retail. Then, further, the preserving 

 of fruit is distinctly within a woman's scope 

 of activity, and in fact jam making, fruit 

 bottling and drying when done on the spot 

 would possibly prove more remunerative than 

 selling the fruit in the first instance. For 

 good jam there always seems to be a fail- 

 trade, and tons of pulped fruit to make the 

 groundwork of common jam is imported 

 annually. Again, why need it be imported ? 

 The bottling or sterilisation of fruit and 

 vegetables in England is still in its infancy, 

 and affords a hopeful outlook for the increase 

 of fruit farms and orchards. 



