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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
But in discussing this subject I cannot 
refrain from repeating what was said 
above about quality vs. quantity. Canned 
grapefruit offers dazzling allurements, but 
it will be an easy matter to kill the goose 
that lays the golden egg. It is greatly to 
be feared that many, in their haste to get 
in on the ground floor of this new oppor¬ 
tunity, will throw caution to the winds 
and flood the market with an inferior 
product, greatly retarding the growth of 
the new industry. It is not the least bit 
safe to make assumptions or draw hasty 
conclusions regarding any of these citrus 
fruit products and no one is justified in 
entering this field without first making 
careful experiments and tests, including 
ageing tests, so that he knows what he is 
doing. 
In conclusion, I would give it as my 
humble opinion that the Florida fruit prod¬ 
ucts industry is today on a better footing, 
with more hope for the future, than at 
any time in the past. 
