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row permitted to decay. A little care and a little energy 

 would convert this annual loss into a source of income. 



Advantages far reaching in their effects would result if 

 each producing community would inaugurate some plan 

 whereby a part of its garden and orchard crops could be 

 converted into manufactured products. (1) The amount of 

 waste would be reduced to a minimum. (2) In seasons of 

 large crops our markets would not be glutted. (3) The 

 withdrawal of a part of the fresh fruits and vegetables from 

 the market would tend to keep prices normal, as the supply 

 could be more nearly regulated to meet the demand. Also 

 I>rices of manufactured products would advance very little 

 during seasons Avhen these fresh fruits and vegetables art 

 not available. It would seem then that both producer and 

 consumer would be benefitted by this more equitable adjust- 

 ment of prices. (4) There would be greater inducement for 

 the growing of crops which are not at present considered 

 profitable. Our native plums thrive here and are" wionder- 

 fully productive, nor do they require the care of other 

 species of plums. Also they can be grown on land too rough 

 for general farming and orcharding. These plums are as a 

 rule too small to be marketed profitably in the fresh state 

 but when manufactured they make the most delicious jelly, 

 preserves, butter, and marmalade. These products once in- 

 troduced would find a ready sale at prices which would in- 

 sure a good income on the investment. The grape is another 

 fruit which seems to be neglected here, though for what 

 reason I am unable to learn, and yet there is a fair demand 

 for good quality grapes while the poorer grades would make 

 many excellent, manufactured products. Then there are 

 other fruits and vegetables which would fail in this same 

 class all of which could be grown profitably for manufactur- 

 ing purposes. Many of the stony productive hillsides of our 

 statccould.be. co^iverted into valuable producing lands by 

 gr^owjng some of these neglected^' crops upon them. 



- -During the past year our boys at the college have been 

 • doing sonic laboratory, work along these lines in their course 



