This knowledge had to come from experience here. As a consequence a great
many trees haye proved worthless and a great deal of regrafting has been
made necessary. ‘Those who engage now in fruit growing haye the benefit of
this experience and can be more certain of their results.
Mr. Sammons: The question of best methods of procedure in a new coun-
try depends almost entirely upon a man’s capital. Most of our people have
started with little beyond their hands, and hence in a majority of cases fruit
trees are planted out before the ground is fitted for them; still I argue that
it is better to set the trees quickly, even if every stump is not out. A man
who has capital and can go right on and clear a place thoroughly for orchard
planting had best do it. But my advice to every man is in a new country haye
fruit growing on your place as soon as eyer you can.
S. A. Browne: We are laboring under the difficulties which attend a scar-
city of meansin this country. ‘There are to-day 2,500 acres of waste land that
if improved would make the best fruit sites in this county. The land can be
bought for from three to five dollars per acre; but the difficulties have only
just begun when the land is once purchased. It will cost from ten to twelve
dollars more to clear each acre, and from ten to eighteen more to stump it.
This, put at the maximum, however, does not bring our best land very high.
