Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-11-07

and there were like decreases in
pIums, cherries, apricots and all 9th
er tree fruits. There was not an eI-
ception in the case Of any fruit.
Meantime the population hal iEc eas-
cd even more; 50 that, with ra2id-
ly enlarging market and largely de-
creased productive area. there are
at 'eazt two substantial reasons Tor
more confidence in fruit-groBing.
The destruLt.on and abandonmo 1T
of old orchards have by no means
ceased Tie San Jose scale is as
lively as ever and is still collecting
it's big annual toll from those farm
ers and fruit-growerg who refuse to
spray. In one section thousands Of
orchards are now being cut down for
firewood and the land planted TO
corn. 1t might be said that this al
ready proves the oyerproductiOn Of
fruit; but it only shows that great
orchard areas have been put cut on
l2Ed net well adapted To the business,
in sections where fruit-growing is
not at it's best, on land which can
be better deyoted TO other crops,
and in the hands of men who are bet
ter at raising corn and pork than ap-
pies and peaches.
Safety in the Failures.
If we take fair look at the stu
alton, trying TO see both sides Of
the question and trying 70 ge- at the
actual facts, We shall find mueh more
tc encourage than 10 discoi rae is.
Only a small fraction Of the nursery
tees SO hopefully set every year
will ever bear fruit. The annual IL
crease Of product from you g trees
Eyr years 10 come viii hardly make
good the loss from the slaughter o.
cd trees. Meanwhile our markets
expand daily. Moreover the leading
fruit-growers all know that better
handling and selling organizations
can sell twice as much fruit in the
same markets. At the present time
the market is only half fed, half sup
Piled and half worked. Then there
is q considerable foreign market prac-
ticaIly untouched, especially as re-
garIs the Continental outlet
There will certainly be orchards in
the future which will not make any
money. The orchards which are
simply excuses for land sDeculations
viii fail first, as they ought. Then
there viii be some collapses OF
schemes which have poor manage
ment, or which lack capital, or
which have made fundamental mis-
takes in choice Of soils, climates, va
rieties or markets. But the gsEu
inc, up-to-date fruit-growers who
have gone into the business intelli-
gently. safeguarding al these points
as business men in ether fields are
compelled to, have no reason 70 get
worried. Indeed the outlook for
them is altogether bright
snail We Go On Planting
The man with the young orchard
asks: What are We going to do
about it," Be calm, Simply contin-
ne to rely on the three fundamentals
good culture, good packing and (
gcod marketing. Good culture IL
wolves the selection o. the suitable
soil, adequate fertilization, til,sge and 1
winter covering, pruning, spraying,
and thinning of the fruit Then the
harvesting and packing must be
right, honest, and adapted TO the
market. Finally, cultivate the mar
set most of all. Search for it, learn
It's needs, develop it by good dista-
button and get the benefit Of the
great increase in favor Of fruit as
part of the daily diet There are
markets that will alb
serb fruit crops several times the
size Of our present crop. Furthermore
he market for the best will never
De glutted.
The alarm need not disturb the
.areful grower; it is only the dirge
# the careless and foolhardy who
ire foredoomed 10 failure. There
we're never better opportunities ahead
or the capable eruit-grower. Skill
n orcharding is demanding pre-
1ium and is assured OF getting it