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the business for a livelihood need another pleasure — that of 

 a well-earned profit. And I can safely say that I have en- 

 joyed that pleasure. 



So can each one of us here, but only at a cost of much 

 hard labor, incessant care and deep thought. This labor 

 and care and thought must be applied every day. We must 

 labor in our thorough and clean cultivation ; we must take 

 care in our daily inspection and in our thorough spraying; 

 we must think deeply oji every change and on every turn 

 that our trees and bushes may take. And no detail of the 

 entire work can be held as too trivial for our notice. 



A man who puts all this into his orchard, even if it is an 

 old worn-out one, will have his double reward. He will en- 

 joy the healthy growth of his trees and the beauty of their 

 fruitage with his wealthy neighbor. And he will enjoy, 

 what perhaps his neighbor cannot, the pleasure of a fair 

 profit on his investment and on his labor. 



THE PRESIDENT. Now, you have here a man "with 

 the goods." Ask questions and get the information that he 

 Ctin give. We want to make this meeting a very informal 

 one and we don't want to have anyone fear to ask questions, 

 because we are all ignorant on some things. 



MR. FORBES. I would like to inquire as to what is 

 the very best variety of currants. 



MR. MARGESON. That is a hard question to answer. 

 Several varieties are doing well. Perfection is the most 

 productive, but I believe it needs to be grown in the shade 

 insead of in the open. If you grow it in the open it is liable 

 to be afflicted with sun scald. I should put the Wilder 

 second. 



MR. WILFRID WHEELER. I would like to ask Mr. 

 Margeson if he doesn't consider Perfection too light in color 

 for a good seller. 



MR. MARGESON. I haven't had any complaint, and 

 have found it goes very satisfactorily. I don't pick it quite 

 as soon as some might, but I think that if you let it hang, it 

 will get more color. I have got a larger yield from Perfec- 

 tion than any other. I have kept account of the yield, and 

 have taken as high as eight quarts to the bush, which I can 't 

 get from any other variety I have. 



