INTRODUCTION 5 



especially the more perishable grades of all kinds of 

 fruits may be utilized, either in the canned or evap- 

 orated condition, which must be kept out of the mar- 

 kets, or low prices of all grades will rule. 



THE COST OP PRODUCTION 



The cost of production of any article, whether it 

 be from the factory or a crop grown in the field, is a 

 very important factor, and while, with the products of 

 the factory, the cost of production has been wonder- 

 fully reduced, the cost of the fruit crop or other farm 

 and garden crops has not been materially reduced, 

 owing to the high price of labor and the difficulty of 

 applying labor saving machinery. It may be said in 

 this connection, however, that the price of farm and 

 garden crops, and especially the fruit crops, has not 

 been reduced very materially, and to the intelligent 

 fruit grower, who applies good business principles to 

 his work, who uses the best labor saving devices for 

 reducing the cost and improvement of his product and 

 who looks to the details of the production and the sale 

 of his crops as closely as does the successful merchant 

 or manufacturer, there is almost a certain promise of 

 financial success. 



FUTURE PROSPECTS OP SUCCESS IN FRUIT GROWING 



The rapid increase of the country in population and 

 wealth must lead to a proportionate increase in the 

 demand for native fruit, provided the growers are wise 

 and produce attractive fruit of fine quality. Good fruit 

 of any kind, well grown, and put up in an attractive 

 manner, will increase the demand and price for that 

 kind of fruit, while poor fruit will not only decrease 

 the demand and also the price of that particular grade, 

 but more or less of all other grades. 



