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or garden; study and observation of the methods of successful 

 fruit growers. 



6. Other requirements : Enjoyment of nature; ability to do care- 

 ful, painstaking work; patience to grow fruits and wait for full 

 maturity; good intelligence to learn and put in practice scien- 

 tific fruit culture; an understanding of fruits, or what is called 

 " fruit sense " ; good business ability to buy supplies and market 

 fruits. 



7. Income : The worker in this occupation earns rather more than 

 in general farming because of the demand for a higher grade of 

 intelligence and skill. The owner of an orchard, vineyard, or 

 fruit farm has profits according to the magnitude of his fruit 

 culture and his ability to manage production and handle the 

 business side of the occupation. 



8. Effect on the Worker: The prolongation of life and health; the 

 satisfaction coming from daily work in orchard, field, and gar- 

 den; a possible loss from the absence of social advantages in 

 isolated localities. 



9. References: 



Bishop, A. L., and Keller, A. G. Industry and Trade, 76-82, 

 fruits. 



Bowsfield, C. C. Making the Farm Pay, 171-199, fruit raising 

 and its profits. 



Forbes, B. C. Men Who Are Making America, 224-231, sketch 

 of Minor C. Keith, founder of the United Fruit Company. 



Giles, F. M., and I. K. Vocational Civics, 40 and 41, the appli- 

 cation of a science to peach growing in Michigan. 



Gowin, E. B., and Wheatley, W. A. Occupations, 58-60. 



Jones, Guy M., Co. Trade Foundations, 38-40. 



McMahon, J. R. How These Farmers Succeeded, 86-90. 



New York State College of Agriculture. Culture of the Black- 

 berry. 



Culture of the Grape. 



Culture of the Red and Black Raspberries and of Purple- 

 Cane Varieties. 



Drying Fruits and Vegetables in New York State. 



Orchard Soil Management. 



Pruning. 



Top-Working and Bridge-Grafting Fruit Trees. 



