20 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



trees by the thousands, and then if interest be 

 lost by a series of years of low prices for the 

 product, or from ravages of insect pests, early 

 or late frosts, or from any cause, climatic or 

 otherwise, all may be lost. Yes, and the busi- 

 ness discredited. So if there is not in the 

 bosom of the planter a love for the work, the 

 business is likely to suffer sooner or later. 



Not every man can become a successful or- 

 chardist any more than he can become a suc- 

 cessful stockman, lawyer or physician. So we 

 should study our likes and dislikes. If we find 

 we love the busy streets of a crowded city 

 rather than the quiet field, then work in the 

 city. If the windows with their displays of 

 bright colors are more attractive to us than the 

 trees with their delicate wreaths of blossoms, 

 then be a merchant. If the jewelry and clocks 

 in the show cases have more attraction for us 

 than those lovely colored and beautifully fin- 

 ished cases, which we call fruits, then listen to 

 the tick-tick of the clocks. If the building of 

 houses is more attractive than the building of 

 plants, and especially trees, then use your saw 

 on dry boards rather than on living trees. 



If the hum of the factory and machine shop 

 has greater charm than the song of the birds, 

 go there. If we like the rush and the roar of 



