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was commenced in this county by James Gallagher and 

 F. A. McCormick of Salem, Anderson to^vnship. The first 

 year, Gallagher's largest shipment in one day was six bush- 

 els, and McCormick' s four. When they were placed on the 

 market, McCormick sold out at 6^^ cents per quart, and 

 Gallagher held off till McCormick had sold out, when he 

 put his on sale and obtained 8^ cents per quart, and the 

 demand was fully supplied. It is estimated that the crop 

 for the year of 1879, handled in Cincinnati, amounted to 

 from seventy-five thousand to eighty thousand bushels, — the 

 crop being a fairly good one, — selling at an average of 

 about two dollars per bushel." It has been stated in "The 

 Country Gentleman" that about $5,000,000 worth of small 

 fruits were sold in Michigan in one year; and the same 

 authority estimates that $25,000,000 worth are consumed 

 annually in New York city. In the future it would seem that 

 this demand would increase even more rapidly ; for in every 

 fruit-growing region immense canning establishments are 

 coming into existence, to which the markets of the world are 

 open. Therefore, in addition to the thousands already em- 

 barked in this industry, still larger numbers will engage in it 

 during the next few years. 



Those who now for the first time are turning their atten- 

 tion toward this occupation may be divided mainly into two 

 classes. The first consists of established farmers, who, find- 

 ing markets within their reach, extend their patches of rasp- 

 berries, currants, or strawberries to such a degree that they 

 have a surplus to sell. To the extent that such sales are 

 remunerative, they increase the area of fruits, until in many 

 instances they become virtually fruit farmers. More often 

 a few acres are devoted to horticulture, and the rest of the 

 farm is carried on in the old way. 



The second class is made up chiefly of those who are un- 



