Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

= "'No indeed replied Hale. 4 have the money
and going to get rid of that mortgage And
he thereupon paid the note.
THE next year." continued this man, HALE set
out peaches. He cultivated and fortified his
orchard and he proved that fruit could be made
profitable in Connecticut. In 1889 he made $4,000
out of crop from thirty-five acres, and he
such stimulus to peach growing in New England
that there now something like 100000 trees in
Connecticut, while there many in the adjoining
states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
"A little later Mr.. Hale got the idea that Geor-
gia would raise peaches. He travelled all over that
state and picked out his present locality Since then
he has raised enormous crops and has shown what
could be done by careful cultivation intelligent mar-
keting, modern machinery and good business man
agement. He is always the lookout for frosts and
pests of kind and another and his foresight has
several times saved him his crop. when those of
neighbors were ruined"
Word of Warning.
AS 1 write this one of the many stories Of the
successes which now being made in farming, the
thought to of the multitude who are rushing
into such enterprises and investments without con-
sideration AS Prof Waite said to today the ma
chinery of fruit growing and farming is won
derful than that OF the largest gun factory or cleo
trical industry Its requires the most careful
selection of SOIL knowledge of the crops is at
tempting raise study of fertilizers and diseases
and also the being Johnny the spot throughout
all greater part OF the year. Notwithstanding
this, men who would not buy a lot without the
careful searching of title or into any business
without having thoroughly investigated the markets.
the machinery and the past profits and losses will
risk the savings of lifetime in gold mine of which
they personally know nothing or in orchard scheme
the information concerning which is presented only
paper.
Take, for instance. the case of a government en-
poye who called the other day ask the advice OF
the fruit to investment in q new orange
region which is being exploited in various parts the
south This orange is of Japanese variety which
will grow much farther north than the oranges
of Florida California. The locality proposed was
somewhere In Alabama The scheme is managed by
a syndicate which is selling its lands at $500 per
acre. with the understanding that the are TO be
planted at and be cared for for five years
at which time they will into bearing. The pros
pectus has figures which show that tract of five
acres so treated will give a profitable income
Said the pomoogist who told me this story:
That man was a proofreader who has to do with
government printing. His work is such that the mis-
placing of a comma might cost Uncle Sam millions
and mistake would lose him his Job. This, he told
me- had 80 upon his nerves. that he felt he
arrange for his leaving the at some time
in the near future. He said he thought this would
be good place to invest his savings and that he
would eventually retire to his orchard. He said he
intended to put in all he had and to pay the balance
on installments of SIS month. asked him If he
had gone down to Alabama TO the land and in
vestigate the proposition. He replied that he had
not but that the prospectus al the figures and
showed just what the profits would be- l asked IL
he knew the managers. He said he did not there
upon strongly advised him to make no such invest
ment without further knowledge He said however
that he thought he would risk it, and SO went away
His mind made up before he came In and my
advice worth nothing"
The agricultural department has many such
schemes brought daily before it, Some OF them are
good and VIII pan out all right. but great number
are questionable, to the least, and those who i'm
vest should make the careful inquiries into 10.
cations. markets and the individuals who are man
aging before they risk that which cost them years
Of privation to save FRANK G. CARPENTER