The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-15

Raising Fruit for Pro1t
Fewer brigh, an;ieipations have been
realized in raising fruit for the supply 81
markets that any business enterprises
in which sensible aud intelligent. and.
wi,hal. industrious persons engage. The
great majority Of persons who embark
in Embarrassing a. sn occupation where.
by 10 gain n livelihood are the victims os
disappointment GencIaly they ar. SUI
perior in IN nd. culture and learning 10
the persons who engage in general farm
iny. dairying or stock raising. OrdIna-
rily they have more means than the pcr-
sons who engage in the other pursuits
named. Considerable capital Is required
10 purchase land in the vicinity IL
Of the much laudcd fruii-growing dis
iricts, and more is needed 20 buy stock
and support n family till the trees. vines
and bushes come into bearing. Ohsery-
niion shows that q large proportion oi
the persons who engage IN iruit-ra sing
on a large scale are men who have been
bred for the learned professions or who
have good scientific attachments. Ord
narily they are well acquainted with
botany. entomology and ornitho,ogy.
Theoretically they are well acquainted
with fruit-growing and the business ne
laiions growing out O! It. Many Of them
have good Libraries OF books that treat
on every department Of fruit production
and matters pertaining TO il. The books
that compose these libraries have not
only been read but studied. fmit-rais-
crs are generally studious persons They
W more books n n rule han farmers
do and take more magazines andpspers.
The, also attend mole convent tns aud
meetings devoted t. the matters in
which they ere engaged. No slas Of
men are at greater pains to inforis them
selves in relation 10 every department of
the business in which they are engaged
than frui,-raiscrs. They are always Dill.
igcnt in acquiring knowledge.
What is more. thcy are generally dill.
gent in business. They also posess
another clement Of success. They arc
in Dse with their bus ness. and are eft
en- completely fas mated with IL. Thcr
are fond OF talking about it in season
aud out of season IL is rs easy 10 ds-
,inyuish n fruit raiser as il i \ clergy
ma or q school-tcacher by his CONVEX
sation. Men often engage in farm
ing or continue in it against their
will by force OF circumstances. but the
fruit-raiscr is generally such by choice.
He chooses the occupation out Of
love. OF IT, OF course he expects TO
make money. and he deserves 10 do so
on account Of the energy he displays.
Still he very often fails. He does not
acquire q fortune or gain q competence.
In many cases he loses the place he
has spent the earrings and savings OF
half q lifetime 10 &C luire, and Is then
Obliged to fall bah on some un-ongc-
NAL pursuit in order tn gain n living.
Although the numter of professional
fruit-raisers is much smaller than that
Of general farmers. still we hear OF
more failures among the first than the
last II Is somewhat easy To account
for these frc9uca; failures. The bust
ness OF Embarrassing is \ hazardous one.
The fruit crop IL more Liable TO injuries
than ordinary field crops are. A long
or time is necessary 10 mature IL Moro
kinds Of inse t. injurc trees. vines and
bushes and the fruit they produ e than
destroy ON. potatoes aud small grains
The prospcSt OF = crop of fruit is likely
TO be destroyed By unfayorable weather
IT. any time from the formation Of the
buds TIL the period Of ripening. II Is
rare that seseral crops Of large stsnds ard
fruits m rsiscd in -e<s;on- Orchard
lists know that = bearing year Is toll.
lowed hy an "odT' year. Dur ny the
firss fruit Is low. and during the second
there is lite 10 sell As fruitrrsisen
are generally men OF great cxpecta-
tons they are liable to run in debt
Raising peaches in the region shout
Delaware Bay has been profitable for .
very loog period The succeSs Of tho
peach-SroweTs there can be accounted
for in various ways The climate Is
very favorable. the transportation fscil
tics are excellent. and several lsrce
cities are in the vicinity. Raising ap-
pies In Michigan, New York. and IN
several Of the New England States has
also been profitable Tor many yearA
RaisingErsp<s in the vicinity Of wine-
making establishments where . cash
market - always assured ID generally .
prosperous industry. The eases q tall
ure are much mne common than tsoss
of continued SUCCESS, however. In ra;s-
ing any kinds Of fruit @ alrxe scale
in Do<tTMr3 of the counfryc n iAsyc
fruit e~nierprises established IN Ssushem
nlinsis and Eastern Miehixas hare
turned out msrh Ike miaisg eater
psise2 Afew Psnuas net viii sue-
Co. Tor shogS tim. . much @s2ses
number weEs quife sncce1fIl ~ .
Tern q yea1A xDd aiarxe suuher ca
Psees!y @1ssd \ realizing 0iloz
tieeR nany vent ta6e -
.itA : 80 e1pieSl