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that, permitting other localities to furnish us with such things 

 as they can lay down here cheaper or better than we can produce, 

 turning our attention to fewer products and raising more of 

 them, or looking" up new productions that the market demands. 



The producer has found that he can grow these special crops 

 cheaply and well, with as great, and perhaps greater certainty 

 than people in other localities can, and in his own home market 

 he can compete with, and has an advantage over the rest of the 

 world. 



What is to hinder, then, his growing these special crops in 

 quantities large enough to fully supply the home market and 

 perhaps some for export as well? But how seldom do we find 

 this to be the case. Let me mention some of the reasons which 

 come to my mind, as showing why he has not done it. First, 

 the average farmer never has worked that way, but has been 

 accustomed to grow small quantities, thinking that w^as the 

 safest for him. Second, he don't know how to do differently. 

 Third, his lands are not adapted to it. Fourth, doubt as to the 

 financial success of any other method than that which he has. 

 practiced. The first and second reasons are really no reasons 

 at all ; the third holds good in many cases, but is not by any 

 means prohibitive. If your land is not good for what you want 

 to grow, make it so, or find spme that is. I am aware that in 

 most cases you are already located and feel that whatever you 

 do must be done on that farm and no other. To such, this paper 

 would aim to have you enlarge on whatever crops you can grow 

 that will be most profitable. In most cases this can readily be 

 done. 



The man who desires to grow a specialty, and is free to locate,, 

 can usually find the kind of land he w'ants. This is really the 

 most business-like way, and in the case of peach and apple land 

 has been followed lately to some extent, and is likely to be fol- 

 lowed further. It has not reached its limit yet. In fact, it 

 seems to me, it has only just begun. 



Certain it is that there are plenty of good locations yet unoc- 

 cupied, and very often they are just the ones that are in the 

 market at a low price. 



Elevated tillable lands in Southern and Central Connecticut, 

 planted with peaches ofl:er, I think, the best renumeration of 

 any peach-growing country in America. 



