EXAMPLES TO BE FOLLOWED. 



sides all workable distances in single lines and 

 narrow strips of ground. 



What may be regarded as a fair average return 

 from the above number of trees and bushes when 

 in a full bearing state? Taking one year with 

 another, it will be conceded the following is a 

 moderate computation for trees and bushes in full 



bearing : 



s. d. 



6 Apple and 2 Pear trees, at 7s. each 2 16 



6 Plums, at 3s. each ... 18 



100 Gooseberry and Currant bushes at Is. each 500 

 160 feet line of Raspberries 160 



10 



During some years the crop of one or other of 

 the kinds failed, a natural incident of fruit culture, 

 but it is quite certain the amount named was 

 realised annually during a period of twenty years. 

 That is a lesson from life of the usefulness of fruit 

 well managed in a cottager's garden. 



A Labourer's Example. Although the above 

 demonstrates the value of fruit in the gardens of 

 cottagers, another case may be adduced in confirm- 

 ation. A labouring man who worked for several 

 years in a garden with the writer had an enclosure 

 attached to his cottage. His wages averaged from 

 twelve to fifteen shillings per week. He was an 



