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Practical  Hints  on  Fruit  Farniinq. 
apples  are  marketed  in  “ pots  ” — baskets  holding  from  8U  lb. 
to  100  lb.  Some  of  the  railway  companies  sm)ply  bo.xes  to 
fruit  growers  in  several  sizes  at  prices  ranging  according  to 
size  from  to  <od.  per  box.  These  are  given  in  with  the 
]>rice  of  the  fruit.  They  could  be  made  by  the  farm  carpenter. 
Succession  of  Fruits. 
The  grower,  as  it  has  been  said  before,  should  study  the 
requirements  of  his  market.  He  .should  plant  his  fruit  accord- 
ingly in  order  to  grow  varieties  which  are  in  demand,  and 
fashion  his  ])lantations  so  as  to  be  able  to  keep  up  a constant 
supply.  Whether  he  sells  wholesale  or  retail  he  should  have 
fruits  so  arranged  as  to  furnish  his  customers  throughout  the 
season.  In  this  way  his  plantation  should  be  set  out  so  as  to 
supply  each  fruit,  and  every  variety  of  each  fruit  to  meet  the 
period  of  its  demaml.  The  grower  must  discover  the  wants  of 
the  public  and  conform  to  their  tastes  and  predilections. 
Instead  of  sending  all  his  fruit  to  one  market,  he  must  use  his 
ingenuity  and  energy  in  despatching  his  fruit  where  it  is  most 
acceptable  and  profitable.  In  one  great  market  there  may  be 
a superfluity,  in  another  an  insufficient  supply  of  a certain 
kind  of  fruit.  It  is  the  grower’s  business  to  find  out  the.se 
diversities,  and  market  his  wares  accordingly,  and  he  can  do 
this  easily  by  means  of  the  telegraph  and  telephone.  F ruit  carried 
by  road  arrives  in  the  best  condition  ; proximity  to  a market 
is  therefore  desirable.  Fruit  which  has  undergone  a long 
journey,  especially  in  the  case  of  soft  fruits,  is  often  unsightly 
and  in  bad  condition  on  arrival.  Enterpri-se  in  marketing  is  a 
great  secret  of  success.  If  the  southern  markets  are  swamped 
with  produce  the  northern  may  have  a deficiency,  and  growers 
should  contrive  to  be  well  })osted  up  in  the  requirements  of 
various  districts. 
Small  growers  should  co-operate  in  selling  their  produce. 
A few  large  growers  find  it  profitable  to  have  shops  of  their 
own  and  supply  them  from  their  own  fruit  farms.  A grower 
should  from  time  to  time  attend  the  different  markets  not  only  to 
learn  the  condition  in  which  his  own  fruit  arrives,  but  to  obtain 
information  and  hints  for  his  future  guidance  and  benefit. 
Cost  of  Pruning  Trees  and  of  Picking  Fruit. 
The  following  Table  of  average  prices  paid  for  pruning  and 
])icking,  and  of  the  estimated  whole.sale  prices  received  for 
fruit  crops  may  be  found  useful  for  purposes  of  reference : — 
