Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 265 



The man who stored that barrel told of shortage in the pick, 

 Of scale and other pests that make the apple orchards sicL 

 And he put on five dollars to the cumulative price, 

 And so it vi^cnt, each handler taking out his little slice. 



So when you eat this apple, may it fill you with delight, 

 To know that some one profits on each nibble and each bite, 

 And O, be glad you do not live so very far away 

 From where the apple started, for think what you'd have to 

 pay/' 



