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who are able to appreciate and to pay for strictly choice 

 fruit is increasing. The opportunities for business success 

 in fruit growing are perhaps as numerous and as favorable 

 as in any other productive industry. There is plenty of 

 ^'room at the top." It is doubtful, however, if one branch 

 of productive industry will prove permanently more re- 

 munerative than another. Aside from personal aptitudes 

 and tastes, which should never be ignored, an occupation 

 is desirable in proportion as it promotes the broadest de- 

 velopment of those who follow it. Viewed from this stand- 

 point, few occupations are more desirable than commercial 

 fruit growing. 



5. The kinds of fruit grown will depend somewhat upon' 

 whether a location is to be selected, or ground already 

 •owned is to be used. In the first case the market and the 

 personal tastes of the grower should be considered, and the' 

 location selected that is best adapted to the chosen fruit or 

 fruits. In the second case the adaptability of the different 

 fruits to the soil and climate of the tract to be used, 

 should first be considered. As a rule the fruit will pay 

 best that is best adapted to the soil and climate. It is 

 generally wiser to grow two or more fruits than to depend 

 upon one, as the chances of crop failure are thereby reduced. 



6. The choice of a location. This will necessarily de- 

 pend much upon the particular fruit or fruits it is desired 

 to produce. The location chosen, however, should be gov- 

 erned by two principal considerations, viz.: 1st, the favor- 

 ableness of the soil and climate to the production of the 

 fruit or fruits it is desired to produce, and 2d, the oppor- 

 tunities for marketing the fruits. 



1st. The conditions of soil and climate required differ 

 .greatly with different fruits, and will be treated specifically 



