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cultivation; third, uniformity of shape ; fourth, beauty of color. 

 All of these special points of a good variety of fruit should be 

 the standard of every grower. 



All these, combined with vigor of growth, hardiness, and 

 productiveness in the trees or vines, will be an invaluable acqui- 

 sition to our list of standard fruits. As a rule, a variety suc- 

 ceeds best in the locality of its origin. There are two methods 

 of producing new kinds; viz. by seeds and by hybridization. 

 Let us sow the seeds of our best fruits. Also, with care, skill 

 and judgment commingle the pollen of two of the best species 

 and the production of a seedling from this union, and thus 

 produce new and improved varieties. 



HOW TO MARKET FRUIT. 



There is always room at the top for the successful fruit 

 grower, and there always will be. 



There is no escape from over-production and ruinous compe- 

 tition, from every point, except through higher and betler pro- 

 duction. Kaise fruit that readily catches the eye by its tine 

 form and bright color, put it up in A No. 1 style, in neat, 

 clean, new boxes or barrels, baskets or crates, all neatly sten- 

 cilled with the grower's full name and fruit farm on each. 



Always grade your fruit with care and courage, and never 

 mix the grades in same package. Before putting in the fruit, 

 place a piece of white paper, the same shape and size of inside of 

 barrel head or box cover, with your advertisement as a fruit 

 grower neatly printed upon it. Now tace the first three layers 

 stem downward and fill to the top with the saw^e. quality. In 

 filling, shake often, round up the top and press firmly. Cover 

 with another heading of printed paper. Secure firmly the head 

 or cover. Now turn on the other end and stencil it with qual- 

 ity, variety, and address of grower. When the high quality of 

 your fruit is knoion,, it will find its ovm buyer and cominand 

 its own price! 



CULTIVATION OF THE SOIL. 



To conserve moisture in the soil for the growth and develop- 

 ment of the plants, for the disintegration of compact soil, to 



