I04 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



the exception of fifty-five barrels which, for lack of storage 

 room, have been shipped to a Liverpool firm. 



The average income from our orchard has been fairly good. 

 Some years we have realized quite a sum from it, other years 

 our receipts and expenditures have been about equal. In addi- 

 tion to the apple crop we usually cut seven or eight tons of hay 

 which helps to pay expenses. 



An orchard is like a horse, in order to do good work it must 

 be well fed. As you well know, however, in the opinion of 

 many every apple grower is little less than a prospective million- 

 aire. They forget the feeding and remember only the yielding. 

 They think only of the years of plenty and forget the years of 

 famine which intervene. After the big apple crop of two years 

 ago some of our acquaintances scoffed at the idea of our ever 

 needing to work again or to deny ourselves any luxury. Never- 

 theless, we still find it necessary to do what all other orchardists 

 may expect to do till the end of time — earn our living by the 

 sweat of our brow. 



But there is another side to this occupation which brings no 

 small reward. From an aesthetic point of view, what is finer 

 than an orchard of several hundred thrifty, well kept trees! 

 What more beautiful than these trees in full bloom with their 

 pink and white blossoms against the delicate green foliage ! 

 Then the delight of watching the apples grow from their tiny 

 beginnings until they develop the size and coloring of the perfect 

 fruit! Every apple grower knows with what a thrill of pride 

 he views his orchard of ripened fruit when ready for the harvest- 

 ing. Are not these things a part of the reward of the orchard- 

 ist? We think so. 



Men often dislike to trade with a woman. They have an idea 

 that she expects them to give her the best end of the bargain and 

 accommodate her at the expense of their own interests. They 

 do not know how to meet her on a business basis. They do not 

 seem to understand that she expects only the same treatment 

 that honorable men accord to each other. For instance: A 

 stranger called one evening introducing himself as a member of 

 a prominent firm of commission merchants. We expected to 

 hear of the business of his firm and the inducements which he 

 could offer. Instead, he entertained us the whole evening with 

 talk on various subjects — bits from his personal experience, 

 amusing anecdotes, current news, etc. In the words of Whittier, 



