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cultural operations at their homes. They include pharmacists, 
physicians and business men with country places, but mostly 
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the soil. They would not think of engaging in the production 
y o 
they disdain so commonplace an occupation as ‘‘farming.” 
They would be glad to engage in fruit-raising, but realize that 
it requires knowledge and experience that they do not possess. 
What they desire is some form of soil tillage that means quick 
and large profits, with no risk and just enough light and pleasant 
labor to constitute a rural recreation 
h persons may count upon a een failure from their 
attempts to grow drugs for profit. It must be understood that 
methods for the cultivation of each drug have to be, worked 
ne. 
On the other hand, there are excellent reasons why he culti- 
vation of certain drug plants should be developed in this country, 
and there is good reason to believe at in some cases this can 
be done with profit to those undertaking Those who engage 
in this work must select drugs with ae of the following 
subjects: 
1. That there is a steady and reasonably large demand for 
the product. 
. That the soil and climate where it is to be cultivated are 
adapted to its growt! 
3. That they are sufficiently familiar with its individual re- 
quirements to be able to grow it successfully 
