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pear-trees that flourish on Long Island. For 

 the city beginner to undertake to raise apples, 

 or strawberries, or common pears, or in fact 

 any orchard or garden produce common in the 

 markets, is to experiment against heavy odds, 

 as he will come in competition with men who 

 have been at it all their lives. At the same 

 time, perhaps he will succeed, owing to better 

 methods and less dependence upon routine. 

 But what I should advise the city man who 

 wants to make some money out of his six or 

 eight months' work in the open air, is to try 

 for something not produced by his neighbors, 

 or not produced in the same way. For in- 

 stance, there are new kinds of pears, which 

 grow profusely in parts of Jersey and in parts 

 of Long Island, which nevertheless still bring 

 a large amount of money as compared with 

 apples or ordinary pears. I should advise the 

 city man to go in for culture of this sort, de- 

 voting himself to an orchard of half an acre, if 

 he cannot keep any more trees in perfect order. 

 I have seen such astonishing results from these 

 new species of pears, that were it not easier for 

 me to make more money by one hour's writing 



