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Because a man is highly successful as a fruit grower, it 

 does not follow that he will be equally so as a jam 

 maker. On the other hand, one who has established a 

 business in fruit preserving may prove a dismal failure as 

 a grower. A sufficiency of capital will go far to assist 

 in averting failure in either direction, because qualified 

 managers can be employed in the respective departments 

 where the owner's knowledge is defective. But even 

 that is not all, for if an up-to-date factory is duly fitted 

 with appliances, the capital sunk will yield but a poor 

 interest if they can be utilised for only a small part of 

 the year. It therefore necessitates launching out into 

 preserving generally as a business, including the pre- 

 paration of pickles, jellies, etc., and the development of 

 a wide connection with retailers. 



Farming and Market Gardening 



Some combination of farming with gardening is, under 

 certain circumstances, both advisable and profitable. 

 Thus, poultry-keeping may often be included in the 

 scope of the work, and, in favourable localities, with 

 careful selection of the best breeds and due attention, it 

 can be made to pay. Ducks, also, where they can be 

 reared early in the season, constitute a useful addition 

 to the resources. In Buckinghamshire, and on the 

 borders of Bedfordshire, where Plums and Damsons 

 are extensively grown in grass, ducks form an important 

 " crop," and often yield ample returns. Geese and 

 turkeys may similarly be included, but the last named 

 are delicate as young birds, difficult to rear up to a 

 certain age, and they are large eaters. 



Under the best management as to selection and 

 cleanliness, with economical feeding pigs can be kept 

 with advantage where there is suitable accommodation for 

 them. But in a general way they pay best if sold young 



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