38 The Principles of Fruit-growing. 
local geography; it may lie in any one of a thou- 
sand places in the general fruit zones which were 
outlined in the last chapter. The site is the partic- 
ular or actual place, in the location or upon the 
farm, upon which the plantation is set. It comprises 
the aspect as to whether the exposure is towards the 
north or the south, and the consideration of the 
minor elevations and other topographical features of 
the place. To proceed, then, from the general to the 
specific, we may say that a certain fruit plantation 
is loeated at Willow Creek, in New York, and that 
it has a high site, with a sharp eastward exposure. 
In the choice of a location with reference to its 
geographical position, there are two chief elements 
to be considered, the choice with reference to market 
and that with reference to frosts; and to these we 
may now proceed. 
Location with reference to market.— Time has over- 
come distance. Market facilities are, therefore, de- 
termined more by transportation facilities than hy 
nearness to the market itself. To have the choice 
of two or more means of shipping—as by rail or 
water, or by more than one railroad—is a most 
desirable feature in the location of any fruit farm. 
This is not only because competitive rates ‘may be 
secured, but also because more and various markets 
may be reached. The choicer the fruits and the 
greater the desire to reach personal markets, the 
more should the grower prize any means which shall 
enable him to reach a number of markets. Such a 
grower will desire to locate within easy reach of a 
