6 FRUIT-GROWING 



was doing and took care of his trees as they 

 should be taken care of and to-day has an or- 

 chard that is making him more money than he 

 ever made out of corn in his life — yes, making 

 him more money than his neighbors made on 

 corn at war prices. 



Of course it was all wrong because he was 

 out of the " apple belt," but then he did it any- 

 how. 



Often I am asked whether the East or West 

 is better for apple-growing. Of course the 

 diplomatic answer to a thing of that sort is 

 "No." But then I am about as diplomatic as 

 a wildcat, so here goes. 



Personally, I feel that the East offers better 

 opportunities for the apple-grower. Other- 

 wise, I would be located in the West. The 

 markets are closer to the eastern grower than 

 they are to the one on the Pacific Coast. 

 Neither section has any advantage on the other 

 when it comes to climate, freedom from dis- 

 ease or insect enemies. I have always thought, 

 and still feel, that our eastern apples have a 

 better quality, that is, they taste better, than 

 the western fruit. I know that we can grow in 

 the East, just as handsome apples as ever came 

 from a tree, because I have grown them. On 

 the other hand, the western growers have some- 

 thing that we in the East lack and sadly need, 

 and that is some form of Growers' Organiza- 



