The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
Profitable Fruit GrOv lng.

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Now and again some interesting facts
come to the surface about the produc-
ton of fruits and delicacies Of various
sorts, by means of which some grower
more shrewd. painstaking OF practical
than his fellows has made a fortune, or
is on the high road to that most allur-
ing state of things. II may be straw
berries. mushrooms. hot house grapes,
cucumbers. tomatoes or whatnot, but It
Is a success with consequent results.
Straightway scores OF persons rush
into the same bushes, and for "a time
the market Is threatened with overstock,
and prices will, 1t Is predicted. come
down far below the cost of production.
But for some mysterious reason, after
a few years all of this excitement dies
out, glass. sash frames and materials
for hotbeds are for sale for a song. and
the enthusiastic grower. having parted
with a goodly amount OF his surplus
cash, II indeed he has not become ut
terly bankrupt. makes up his mind that
there is some trick or catch about the
business. and that as for him and his
house, they will stick to old fashioned
legitimate farming and gardening. IL
Is only the genius who succeeds IN
accomplishing great things In the way
OF forcing fruit and vegetables. Indeed
It Is the experience OF life that great
successes are among the most uncom-
mon of occurrences.
There is very little danger OF over
~,a.I,tpn thn .,uvknt xyttI .vnaaIiptvly
fine products. A gardener who has fol-
lowed his business for half n century
remarked the other day that It would
make but very little difference to him
n hothouses were set up on every place
in his community. He has his trade
secured and established, by the most
p~ainstaking and intelligent work on Ills
s%pecialties. and 1t IL the height OF alb
surdity to suppose that any amateur
can come along and successfully conf
pete with him. The rules that apply
to one class OF growers fit equally to all.
There are but few men who can COIL
tract to furnish at q given date a
given number of spring lambs In per-
feet condition. The same be said
VI DOuftly dhu Olut thtdtS. III
out-of-door products and the ordinary
garden yield there is almost as much
certainty that the uncertainty will be
the rule. Agreement to supply a
thousand heads Of cauliiower resulted
In the production OF less than fifty that
we're up to the standard. Lettuce
grown by ordinary methods Is practi-
cally understandable.
The impression prevails that tn
standard vegetables can be grown witt
the greatest ease. and so they can, hui
a few experts have taken these familiar
friends OF ours In hand, and hay,
brought them up to a quality that hai
completely demoralized the market
Vegetables such as were grown ten ol
fifteen years ago dealers would not TAX,
at any price, and any attempt to realiz,
a profit from them would be met will
utter failure. Apples that would hav,
been merchantable when the presen
farmers were starting out In life nov
go into the cider mill.
Wheat Is as carefully scrutinized a
butter, and the INSCRIPTIONS farme
who would resort to mixing a grain o
an inferior grade In order to increas'
the bulk OF his crop would be yer!
likely to find his entire output throwI
back on his hands and himself stampe,
as q man with whom commission mer
chants would not care to deal. An,
all over the country the same condition
OF affairs prevails.