WmT DOES ORCHARDING OFFER THL: YOUNG MAN 



(The follcrwing comments by one of New bnglaiid's outstanding younger fruit 

 growers, were condensed from a talk given by him at a recent meeting of the Nashoba 

 Fruit Producers Association, liis "light" is considered too valuable to remain 

 hidden. - A, P. French) 



Let us assume that the young man is reasonably intelligent and educated, Vife 

 start with two basic choices; 



1, Plan to work for himself - have his own business, 



2, Get a job - in the outside world. 



Jobs are plentiful and pay well in many fields today. Industry is crying 

 for young men who have what it takes and can take responsibility. 



Today the country is full of high school age boys who are looking for: 



1, Big pay 



2, Short hours 



3, Ne\T car 



Today many college graduates are looking for and finding the $5000 to $10,000 

 job, UO hour week, month's vacation, no responsibilities, and let someone else do 

 the worrying. 



For me, the basic choice is easy; liYork for yourself I I want to make my own 

 decisions, come and go as I ivish (This, by the T/ay, is an illusion,), and take 

 no guff from anybody (also an illusion). 



First, let's go over some of the points of going into business for yourself - 

 any business - because orcharding today 'l]i '"15usines s, and serious"^usiness, 



1, It's toucher to make a go of it today than at any time in the past 10 years, 



2, Don't go into business v/ithout experience, 



3, No business was ever built on a I|0 hour week. You may vifork longer and 

 harder and for less than on a job. And, in addition to a 12 hour day, you may 

 worry 2U, 



h* The same qualities that drive a man to the top as an employee generally 

 make for success in business: broad interests, being a self starter, liking to 

 organize, rising to challenges, a strong sense of self reliance and security, 

 being realistic, and having a desire to achieve for achievement's sake. 



If you make the decision to be in the orcharding business, how do you get 

 into it and does it have a future? 



J&ny young men have found themselves in the apple business because their 

 fathers are in it. 



Going into business with your father has its good points and its bad points. 



