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But in view of the number of orchards being planted, it 

 may be asked : Is there not danger of overstocking the 

 market with our fruit ? I think not. Should we succeed 

 in raising too many apples to supply our local markets, we 

 have only to look across the Atlantic to find an unlimited 

 market for good fruit. London alone has a population of 

 five millions, or equal to that of the whole of the Dominion 

 of Canada. Liverpool and Glasgow have each half a 

 million more ; and there are othor large cities within easy 

 reach of us where a ptofitable market can be opened up. 



Nova Scotia has many natural advantages for shipping 

 fruit, not to be found in any other fruitgrowing district on 

 the continent. 



i I. Its r.umerous good harbors along its extensive line 



of sea coast. 



II. Unrivalled opportunities for shipping during the 

 winter. , . » 



m. Nearness to the great markets of Europe. 



IV. Cheapness of transportation, which will no doubt 

 increase when the supply is great enough to cause the 

 steamship lines to compete for the carrying. 



These points, coupled with the fact that we produce 

 varieties that will stand shipping after all danger of com- 

 petition is past, places us in a position that cannot be 

 attained by any other country. 



The whole question is one of dollars and cents. Let us 

 make a calculation of profits from an orchard of fruit 

 trees. The farmer who raises grain is well satisfied it he 

 has a profit of $20 per acre, after paying all expenses. 

 Let 50 trees be planted on each acre of ground. Ten 

 years will pass before much can be got from the trees ; but 

 the ground is not lost, for hoed crops and small fruits can 

 be raised every year among the trees. After the tenth 

 year you may count upon an average yield of oho barrel 

 per tree, with a prospect of an increase each succeeding 

 year. Thus, in ten years you get fift}' barrels, worth, after 

 paying cost, $2 per barrel, or $100 per acre. In ten years 

 more we might expect to see this return doubled. This is 

 not mere theory, but what has been accomplished over and 

 over again, not only in the older fruit growing districts of 

 the province, but on a small scale outside of it. I would 

 like to know what other crop can be raised with as little 

 labor that is going to produce such a result. Here are a 



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