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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1888. 



COMPENSATION FOR ORCHARD 

 PLANTING. - 



TT is, no doubt, solely because of the great 

 -*- interest which for many years I have taken 

 in compensation for tenants' improvements, that 

 I have been invited by the committee of this 

 Conference to read a paper upon a subject of the 

 practical details of which I probably know less 

 than any person in this room. I must confess 

 that I felt a strong disinclination to place my 

 views before a body of experts, and if any- 

 one but your Secretary, who has been very 

 kind to me on more than one occasion, htd 

 asked me to come forward, I should have 

 declined. For, should any one ask me what I 

 know about orchard planting, I should have (o 

 reply — Next to nothing. When I took a farm 

 some years ago I planted some fruit trees, and 

 had them in fine bearing condition by the time 

 that I quitted the holding, to the advantage of 

 my successor. More recently I have planted 

 some Apples and Pears in a suburban garden, 

 and have scarcely seen a blossom on any of them 

 for the last three years. However, my subject is 

 not planting, but compensation for planting, and 

 upon that topic I have very decided views, and 

 few persons, I believe, have given more thought 

 to it. Still, as my object is to elic'.t discussion 

 rather than air my own opinions, I shall be as 

 brief as possible in my remarks. 



Cultivators of the soil are constantly being 

 told that they should grow more fruit. Ordi- 

 nary farming does not pay, and is not likely to 

 pay, it is contended, and farmers should turn 

 their attention to the production of vegetables 

 and fruit. Now, there is no reason to fear that 

 too many farmers will take that advice, the rank 

 and file of the class being very slow to make any 

 important changes in their routine. It is obvious 

 that if even a twentieth part of the land of the 

 United Kingdom were devoted to the growth of 

 vegetables and fruit, the market would be glutted, 

 unless the nation were converted to vegetarian- 



1 Fruit Congress, by Willia:a 



