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things which he thinks are of importance. And even the best of 

 men with the best of methods cannot succeed if they ignore too 

 much the question of the right place. An uncongenial soil, a 

 frosty location, undue exposure to fierce winds, add just so much 

 to the unavoidable handicap of the man who grows fruit. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Discuss the interest in orcharding during the first decade of the twentieth 



century. 



2. How did the production of apples vary from 1895 to 1911 ? 



3. \Miat are the principal factors which keep down the production of 



apples? 



4. What type of man is most likely to be successful as an orchardist? 



5. Give some examples of successful orcharding that you have seen. 



6. Tell of unsuccessful orchard ventures that you have seen or read about 



and give the reasons for failure. 



