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early maturing sort, which will come into bearing in five years, 

 will pay the expense of the orchard before the main trees reach 

 their prime. 



An investment of this nature will certainly stand investigation 

 at the hands of conservative capitalists. 



Possibilities in other Directions. 



^Yhile I firmly believe in the future of New England as an apple 

 producing region, there are many other ways in which the abandoned 

 farms may be utilized to advantage. The reclaiming of "poverty 

 flats," and similar unpromising areas in other sections of Massa- 

 chusetts, has shown the capabilities of some of the lands as market 

 gardens. The unqualified success which attends the intelligent 

 management of dairy herds in all parts of New England; the 

 almost unlimited demands for the superior sweet corn which is 

 grown in Maine and elsewhere; the success attending the extensive 

 operations of Professor Sanborn of New Hampshire, in the line 

 of general farming; the rapid advance in the production of potatoes, 

 since the introduction of improved methods ; all of these and many 

 more actual, commercial operations, go to show the possibilities 

 in the direction of a new agriculture for New England. 



