believe it is possible to convincj them that success in life 

 can bo as surely and saf<'ly attained by remaining upon the 

 farm, and helping to develop the great natural resources of 

 their native land. 



Now, while we do not claim that a man can become 

 speedily wealthy by fanning, still we believe there is a 

 prospect of comfort and plenty in every branch of agricul- 

 ture, if undertaken in an intelligent, reasonable, and 

 energetic manner. 



FRUIT GROWING FOR PROFIT. 



In no branch of farming is success more certain than in 

 fruit raising. Farmers in Eastern Nova Scotia are accus- 

 tomed to hear w.iat has been accomplished in the produc- 

 tion of fruit in the valleys of the Annapolis and Cornwallis 

 rivers ; but never seem to think that fruit can be success- 

 fully grown in other parts of the province. Comparatively 

 few years ago Nova Scotia was supposed to have a climate 

 wholly unsuited to the production of fruit, and in other 

 countries similar views were entertained regarding sections 

 now notod for the abundance and quality of their fruit. 

 Some of these erroneous ideas had their origin in the fact 

 that varieties then introduced were wholly unsuited to the 

 climate, etc.; but great success was attained when the best 

 English anil American varieties were grafted on to native 

 seedling stock. Previously, trees accustomed to entirely 

 different degrees of moisture, temperature, etc., were tried 

 and failed. Hence it was concluded that fruit could not be 

 successfully grown. This is now known to be a great 

 mistake. 



The most important question we have to consider is: 

 Can fruit be profitably grown on a large scale outside of the 

 favored fruit belt, extending from Windsor to Digby ? I 

 begin by asking this question, and shall endeavour as I 

 proceed, to give a few reasons, and to offer a few sugges- 

 tions as to how this question may be answered in the 

 affirmative. 



Prof. William Saunders, Director of the Dominion 

 Government experimental farm at Ottawa, says : — " Apple 

 production might be increased to any reasonable extent 

 with profit. I see no reason why the production of this 

 valuable fruit might not be indefinitely increased in your 

 province. Plums do well in many parts of the province, 

 including Cape Breton. With increased push and enter- 

 prise there is a great future for Nova Scotia in this respect ; 



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