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been advanced by many that they can raise it without culture. I 

 think there are ways of raising fruit in connection with farming, 

 that may be made profitable. I think it has been proved that 

 trees can be raised without going to a very great expense. There 

 are men who have raised fruit in this State at less expense than 

 Dr. True's process requires, and it can be done again. I would 

 urge every man to set out trees, carefully grown, in a good, 

 thrift}', growing condition, and I have no doubt that they will do 

 well. If you raise fruit not suitable to be consumed upon your 

 table, give it to your stock. I know it is not popular now, but I 

 do not believe in the principle of the old lady, who said she was 

 glad caterpillars were on the trees, as she thought it would prevent 

 the making of cider ; and she said she would pray for them to 

 come upon us another j'ear. I believe that you can use apples to 

 advantage in feeding them to your stock. If I had a thousand 

 barrels of apples in my cellar, I would use them profitably with 

 the stock I have. Now, people may not believe a great deal in 

 feeding out apples to stock, but there is more in it than is gen- 

 erally supposed. They are certainly worth ten cents a bushel to 

 feed to cows, and if they are worth that, every man can raise 

 fruit encnigh to make it profitable to feed, if he cannot compete 

 with the West in the markets ; and I think every man can do so 

 without resorting to the expensive mode which Dr. True and Mr. 

 Smith have described. Just select a good locality for your 

 orchards, set your trees out in a right manner, and they will be 

 all right if properly cared for. I should prefer Maine trees. Dig 

 good sized holes and fill partly up with firm soil, set your trees 

 and carefully tend them, and you may raise an orchard and raise 

 fruit. I think in nine cjtses out of ten, that system properly car- 

 ried out will succeed, and at a less cost than one-tenth of the 

 expense mentioned by Dr. True. And when he has succeeded, 

 the question comes up, what shall he do with the fruit ? how shall 

 he dispose of it ? Why, give it to the stock, every spare apple 

 that he lias — and sir, I look upon this as a very profitable question 

 to every man who intends to live by farming. Attend to it care- 

 fully, and in the end it will surely pay, 



Mr. Metcalf of Monmouth. I did not improve the privilege of 

 being present this afternoon and hearing what Dr. True presented; 

 but from what I have heard I think he has entertained you very 

 well. I believe these gentlemen have been looking at the subject 

 of fruit raising in Maine. I believe it to be a subject worthy of 



