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and Prance, while Spain, Holland, Italy, Belgium and Guatemala take 

 very small quantities. 



While Mexico is no place for a poor man to go, it offers many in- 

 ducements for the investment of capital, and among them is the raising 

 of live stock and cereals. An American farmer with but small means 

 might profitably invest in Mexican land to raise cereals and fruits, in- 

 stead of devoting attention to tropical fruit raising, as there are practi- 

 cally no cultivated peaches, apples, pears, or small fruit, except straw- 

 berries, on the market, except the small quantity which is imported from 

 the United States. As there are many localities in Mexico where the 

 soil and climate is favorable for the growth of these fruits, and as there 

 is a good demand for them, the subject will bear investigation by far- 

 mers looking for locations. 



