30 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands, 



or at least more than average crop, often not 

 stopping to consider the time, money, or above 

 all, the experience necessary to bring about 

 such results. 



Others are entering the business with a view^ 

 of getting rich quick and we find them borrow- 

 ing money on prospects that are years in the 

 future. Then we have those whose health de- 

 mand the open air and they are attracted by the 

 beautiful sweet scented blossoms, the green 

 leafy bowers and the red and golden fruits, all 

 of which they think point to a good bank ac- 

 count, so they leave the ojffice and the school 

 room and embark in orcharding as a business. 

 Frequently taking up their work as though they 

 thought the only thing necessary to success was 

 to plant the trees and the rest would naturally 

 follow. Then we find men engaging in fruit 

 growing because they love nature and want to 

 come in close touch with her, by living among 

 and watching the growing trees. They seem 

 to get pleasure out of all their labor, from the 

 planting of the trees to the gathering of the 

 fruit. They watch with interest every change 

 from the bursting of the buds to the falling 

 of the leaves. 



As we pass through the country we find a 

 great many people engaging in orcharding in 



