Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-12
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fruli-gro~lng a. q whole Ia, without
doubt, profitable occupation: vet ths
majority ~ farmers sho engage In u or,
probably disappointed hs.au.s their ex-
I,eCtaiions hav. bscn plsecd so high that
the result must nc,essarily fall below
their hope. Estimates Tor futarc profits
arc oftcn hasci apon pric~s rccci,-i la
the home market for fruit. broughi from
q distance. Especially !. this true ~
gariing small fruits. The grower nat
ualiy reasons that hls homegrown fruit
all ~ into the market Ia .o much bet
ter coniitlon than that which l. shlppei
frum = DISTANCE that u will bring quite
as guod price, even n somewhat later
Ia ssason. Hut by the time hls plants
markrt the conditions NAV have changed.
>ome ether grusrr, not 80 very far
sNay, NAV have found the eNccllent
up-ning ofisrei hy the same market, and
l. thsr- a. q cumpetitor. lll. ncightor.
have h-cn Inspired by the .ame hles al
ahout Tho same time, and arr hardly q
season t-hlbd him Nlih their prsluct.
or his first crops. oNing to impsrfcct
methois - cultivation aud handling.
know is,irc 20 which can only ~ obtain
III hy eNIeTi.uce. have failssl a. g-nme up
to the high standard of nj. hope.. These
draw hack. may lead him to the Conclu-
slpn. II b. Il q man easily Discouraged.
that fruit-grosing l. not profitable.
Yet, With all thc.s discoura gvments, u
3. strongly prohahl. that hls trial acre
ot strawberries, or currahts, or black.
hrrris. has paid t-riicr net pruht than
n 40
meadow. n The scrv ot fruit la. not
made a fUrtuns, " has ai least Indicated
the rad to b-ttvr lncome. II the crop
Was straw t-rrics, the eNI.risncc gained
will eushlr on" a. duplicate Il a. hetier
advantage, With better knsNlc,igr of
the most desirable Variciies Tor his lo-
cslity 1ll.n snoth~T acrv NAV be pat
Into raspiefri~. AMI hlackhsrrics, which
will follos The straw h.frics Ia the s-s-
.on - harvesting ani marketing. ons
each may D. pat Ia curranis aud guose-
h-fri... Shich smong small fruits viii
l-.st hctr shipping. ani will enable the
caliiyatot o. tsst IN. value oi ether MIR
ksts after the home trade ht. b-cn sup
plic,i rlums. ch~rrie-, peaches, etc.
will fulloe ln their natural order, until
th. fruit farm. large or small, hccomcs
au accomplished fact, and then, " u !.
mansr,Si a. q s,stsm,iic hasiness. u will
D. .trausr in.i-.si " II do-s not yish
hand.oms ryturn for the capital ani Ia
t-if Invested.
fuit L. every year t-~'oming morr
plentiful in oar mark~ts, and the incrvas-
,,i consumption k--ps pac- " ~lih the sup
plv. N this c,Bdiiion forhhis gr-ai
profit. o. the individual specialist 10
fruit culurr. u improves the chtncc. Tor
IN many. aui .. Zoe The bet Interest II
agriculture AZ laus~. u !. better that
many should b. ahls to acquire a com
t..tenrr than that unr should mske a
foftuns, and "a 4. one 20 ths eenign In
fiusnc,.s - our progressive agriculture
that ~ can pot within the rvsch ~ sll
slsssrs tho most Wholesome of fosis.
Triits which Nvrr onc- known only as
dsllgasies by the masses are noN upon
their tables daily in their seasons.
" our population incrva.rs, farmers
an thruugh the great eastern and mid
lie ss.-tinu. of th. country cultivate
mainly the smaller and more delicate
product. 20 the .oii The oryhari, the
.aricn and the dairy viii tak- th" Plscc
20 gralu felds. and the farmer Who
plan. to follow thi. line, contsnt Sith
moderate returns. will not D. the Que to
eNclaim that fruit-groNins l. unprohl-
able.-Am~rican Agriculiartsi.