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cessful peach culture. All the small fruits thrive well under 

 proper care, and there is no doubt that fruit growing, intel- 

 ligently conducted, will become the most profitable of all 

 branches of husbandry. 



FLORICULTURE IN THE STATE. 



The real progress of a State or people can often be best 

 measured by their wise departure from the utilitarian idea. 

 It is possible to reduce the wants and needs of daily life down 

 to very narrow limits ; the people who have the lowest civili- 

 zation exhibit the fewest desires with the most sordid life, 

 while real progress can be measured by the expansion of 

 healthy tastes and the desire for beautiful things. The moral 

 worth of a nation is estimated by its decorative habits ; os- 

 tentatious display of senseless, wasteful luxury marks the de- 



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