observation, how to grow fruits profitably, and which kinds pay the
best. There ought also to be considerable capital to start with, and
an absence of the crushing burden of interest money. No fruits yield
any returns before the second or third year; and there are often
Unfavorable seasons and glutted markets. Nature's prizes are won by
patient, persistent industry, and not by Wall Street sleight of hand.

Location is very important. A fancy store, however well-furnished,
would be a ruinous investment at a country crossroad. The fruit farm
must be situated where there is quick and cheap access to good
markets, and often the very best market may be found at a neighboring
village, summer resort, or canning establishment. Enterprise and
industry, however, seem to surmount all obstacles. The Rev. Mr. Knox
shipped his famous "700" strawberries (afterward known to be the
Jucunda, a foreign variety) from Pittsburgh to New York, securing
large returns; and, take the country over, the most successful fruit
farms seem to be located where live men live and work. Still, if one
were about to purchase, sound judgment would suggest a very careful
choice of locality with speedy access to good markets. Mr. J. J.
Thomas, editor of "The Country Gentleman," in a paper upon the Outlook
of Fruit Culture, read before the Western N. Y. Horticultural
Society, laid down three essentials to success: 1. Locality--a region
found by experience to be adapted to fruit growing. 2. Wise selection
of varieties of each kind. 3. Care and culture of these varieties. He
certainly is excellent authority.

These obvious considerations, and the facts that have been instanced,
make it clear that brains must unite with labor and capital. Above
all, however, there must be trained, practical skill. Those succeed
who learn how; and to add a little deftness to unskilled hands is the