Abstract

                                (Sri. R. M. Savur on his retirement from the Indian Educational Service about six years ago, took to commercial fruit growing. He chose for his venture a sandy soil belt on the west coast where fruits had never been grown commercially before. Although the department cannot agree with his views on the excellence of the site chosen by him, his success in the fruit-growing field is indeed a tribute to his intelligent and all-absorbing interest. He has selected most of the varieties for his orchards in consultation with the fruit section of the department. His experiences are sure to be read with great interest by the readers as they show the great success an interested and educated person can achieve in the fruit farming line in spite of some natural handicaps such as adverse soil and climatic conditions

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