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capital that is made here on the farms and in business shall be 

 invested here, and not sent west. I know of hundreds and thou- 

 sands of dollars that have been sent out of New England to 

 develop these western countries. The bank treasurer in your 

 village told me that if the money that had been sent out of this 

 little town alone could be calculated, any man possessing that 

 would be the wealthiest man in the section. I have talked with 

 bank men about these things, and know that an immense amount 

 of money has been sent out of New England into all kinds of 

 schemes, and the owner has frequently been fortunate if he has 

 received back a very small proportion of the original amount he 

 sent out. These are the three classes of people I am going to 

 assume to be here, which I think will be interested in starting 

 the orchard. 



Now regarding the choosing of the varieties. This may seem 

 a rather delicate matter for a Massachusetts man to come down 

 here and talk to you about. But I think you will agree with 

 me on one point, and that is that the number of varieties should 

 be few and well chosen ; chosen according to your location and 

 according to your markets. If you are growing them for home 

 use, that is one thing. You can have a succession of fruit that 

 will supply yourself and your friends and your immediate mar- 

 kets throughout the season. But if it is a matter of commercial 

 variety, just tie up to two, three, four or five kinds. On sev- 

 enty-five acres planted, I have nothing but the Baldwin at pres- 

 ent. The Wealthy is my second choice. I do not say this to 

 influence you here in Maine, but my own individual choice has 

 been narrowed down to two varieties. A red apple, if we are 

 to decide by the color, is the most desirable apple. We know 

 that the great majority of apples that are called for today in 

 restaurants and stores and fruit stands everywhere are red 

 apples. As beautiful as the yellow and white apples may be to 

 look at, as luscious as they may be to eat, it is the red apple 

 that sells. And we want to grow the apple that is going to sell 

 the best, and of which we can sell the largest quantities. 



I believe that in the long run the Ben Davis, if well grown 

 and properly handled, may become and may be continued as 

 one of our most important commercial apples. But I will sim- 

 ply say just this one thing, and that is, if you do grow it, grow 

 it well. Grow it as well as Bro. Cummings grows it, which 



