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AND A LIVING 



$1140. His orchard has had excellent tillage, is 

 now eight years old, contains 500 trees, and has 

 borne five crops, all of which have been profitable. 

 The first paid $500, the second $850, the third 

 $1000, the fourth $1200, and the fifth $1500. 



Mr. Swain's orchard has had the best of atten- 

 tion, peas have been grown in it for the canning 

 factory and cow peas and crimson clover for 

 turning under, insuring good cultivation. The 

 crops other than peaches have paid all the ex- 

 penses of growing and tilling the orchard since it 

 was planted. 



Willis T. Mann, of Niagara Co., N. Y., says 

 there is no branch of fruit growing in that sec- 

 tion of country that is so much of a gamble as 

 peach growing. The uncertainties of produc- 

 tion, the very perishable character of the fruit 

 and possible "gluts" in the market all tend to 

 make the income uncertain, and it may vary from 

 nothing to one thousand dollars per acre, after 

 paying transportation charges and commis- 

 sions. 



Mr. Mann has sold a crop at five cents per 

 pound and realized $900 per acre. A friend of 



