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Success with Small Fruits. 



and acquired grace than the writer, he had better dismiss them speedily, 



or his feelings may resemble those that Sam Jubilee described on page 134. 



I have given two extreme examples, but there are also gradations of these 



characters, who had better 



find employment from 



those requiring "hands" 



only. Successful work on 



a fruit farm, or in a garden, 



requires a quick brain, a 



keen eye, a brisk step and 



a deft hand. Many of its 



labors are light, and no 



profit can follow unless 



they are performed with 



dispatch, at the right time 



and in the right way. 



The majority of those 

 we employ wish to do 

 right and to give satisfac- 





The Deliberate Workman. 



tion. They are not only willing but are glad to learn ; and while only 

 actual and long-continued experience can make a thorough gardener, 

 perhaps the following rules, maxims and principles, embodying the expe- 

 rience of others, may be of service to beginners, giving them a start in the 

 right direction : 



I. Never put off" till spring, work that might be done in the fall. Spring 

 is always too short for the labor it brings, even when not wet and late. 



