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ESTABLISHING THE ORCHARD 



fruit in carlots. The larger the quantity which he can supply, 

 the greater consideration he will receive from marketing 

 agencies and the more readily he can make a permanent 

 place for himself in the market. 



The local market will not absorb so large a quantity of 

 fruit at a given time as the general market. It will often 

 respond well, however, to a continuous supply in smaller 



(N. Y. 0. Railroad Co.) 



Fig. 61. A typical view along the *'Shore" read in western New York, 

 showing a Baldwin orchard past middle life, but still producing heavily. 



quantities throughout the consuming season. Whether this 

 requires as large a producing area as the general market de- 

 pends upon the extent of the local market to be served. This 

 calls for a careful survey by the prospective grower before 

 he determines the size of his orchard. 



(b) Consider Supplemental Farm Enterprises, Consider- 

 able expense must be incurred and carried along from year 

 to year until the fruit enterprise begins to bring in income. 

 Commercial production of apples in the East cannot be 



