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SHALL I BE A FRUIT GROWER? 



2. Can I expect over a long period that the enterprise will 

 pay me a reasonable return in proportion to the labor and 

 capital expended? 



Too much emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of 

 the first question. Too often, the anticipation of monetary 

 income tends to overshadow the personal element involved in 

 the selection of an occupation. Income takes many forms. 

 Reasonable satisfaction in the work and the job, the oppor- 

 tunity to do the things one likes to do are not to be under- 

 rated. There is not much point in seeking the answer to the 

 second question until the answer to the first is known. If the 

 individual is undecided, he would do well to work on a good 

 fruit farm before going further with his analysis of the sit- 

 uation. 



- Perhaps the individual is faced with the choice of many oc- 

 cupations. It is possible that he believes that fruit growing is 

 the thing he likes best. How then, can he be fairly sure that 

 this is the type of agriculture that he will most enjoy? Per- 

 haps a fair answer to a series of key questions would assist 

 in putting him on the right track. 



1. Is my interest in fruit grovnng based on actual eX" 

 perience? 



The chances are that a person who has spent a part or all 

 of his life on a fruit farm will be in the most advantageous 

 position when it comes to determining whether or not his 

 enthusiasm is well founded. However, this does not mean 

 that the person who has had no great amount of experience 

 cannot hope to make a success of the enterprise. There is 

 every reason, however, why he should arrange to spend a sea- 

 son or better still three of four seasons on an up-to-date fruit 

 farm to determine his aptitude and liking for the work. 



2. How does my interest in fruit growing compare with 

 my interest in other agricultural enterprises^ i.e., dairy farm- 

 ing , poultry raising, production of cash crops, etc.? 



Here, again, the experience in any given field is likely to 

 have resulted in certain prejudices for or against certain farm 



