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evaporator, which required several weeks, the company has 

 evaporated 50,000 bushels of apples. They have already 

 sold $8,000 worth of evaporated fruit, and still have twenty 

 tons on hand. It is expected that they will evaporate 

 100,000 bushels next year." 



Tenth : By co-operation more ready sales can be made, 

 and at better prices, with less cost and anxiety to the grower 

 than in our present "go-as-you-please" way. 



I have named only a few of the advantages to be gained 

 by this co-operative system, but I have said enough, I 

 trust, to set some of you, at least, to thinking about it. 



How can this work be started? Through our granges. 

 Every grange in this state could arrange a co-operative 

 organization, and start in this work of co-operative orchard- 

 ing. The sooner the work is started and successfully 

 worked up, the better it will be for us. The plans for 

 working, — rules, regulations, etc., — for operating the com- 

 bination would have to be arranged by a committee and 

 subscribed to by all in the company. 



"But," says one, "You will raise more apples than the 

 world can use." If we do, let the west suffer from the 

 over-production, We, in the east, have suffered, and are 

 now suffering, from western competition in everything we 

 grow ; but there is no danger of all the apples we can grow 

 not selling. If they are of good quality and nicely put up, 

 the markets of Europe will take them all. The demand 

 for our apples will increase faster than we can grow them. 

 Our own country is also growing, and home consumption 

 will continually increase. By co-operation we can grow the 

 apples and hold the markets of the east, as well as many 

 of those of Europe. 



Again, with co-operation we can also grow peaches and 

 small fruits in connection with our apple orchards. Our 

 drying or evaporating plants can use this surplus also, so 

 that it can be sold at a good profit. Once started on this 

 co-operative line, many other fruits or vegetables would be 

 profitably grown in connection with the cultivation of 

 orchards. 



Think of it, brother farmers ! Talk it over in your 

 Grange meetings ; if it appears to you practicable and 



