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year. It does not seem to matter so much whether a man 

 have much capital or little. If he have much, he is liable 

 to waste it ; if little, he is rather likely to get tangled 

 up in winter when outgoes are beyond incomes. This 

 is one of the good reasons why asparagus and fruits, etc., 

 may go well with poultry ; as they furnish money com- 

 ing in sometimes just when the poultry income slackens. 

 Much of the work with tree fruits can be done at a time 

 of year when the poultry work is of least volume. This 

 point needs to be watched, in selection of combinations. 



