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In these days of special training and strenuous effort, he who hopes to attain success, whether in professional, commercial or agricultural lines, must be a man of brains and persistency, with a scientific knowledge of his chosen vocation. Such a man is T. E. Butler, who has risen to a prominent place among the fruit-growers of Fresno County.

Mr. Butler is a native of Illinois where he was born in Wayne County, April 5, 1886, a son of William M. and Charlotte (McDuffee) Butler. He was reared and educated in his native state in the public schools and early began to learn the details of farming. In 1906 he migrated to California, locating at Dinuba, and entered the employ of F. H. Wilson, of Tulare County, for whom he worked nine years on his various ranches. The experience gained through this period of employment was very valuable and especially helpful in the discharge of his responsible position later in life. He began at the very bottom and gradually worked his way to the top. Mr. Butler has concentrated his thought upon horticulture and viticulture and is a close student of nature. He worked for M. Pettit for two years and to him gives much of the credit for the success he has made in later years, for he was a kind employer, willing to impart helpful information to Mr. Butler, who was anxious to learn.

By reason of his superior knowledge and practical experience, Mr. Butler was called to take charge of 160 acres in Barstow Colony, devoted to vines and figs, owned by W. M. Hopper, and from there, on May 15, 1919, he came to his present place as manager of the Hopper Ranch at Parlier, 150 acres of which is in orchard of peaches and apricots. During the busy season he has the oversight of about 100 people, at other times six or seven. This responsible position requires a thorough knowledge of the fruit industry. In 1905, T. E. Butler was united in marriage with Miss Ethel Scott, a native of Sims, Ill., and the daughter of Frank Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have two sons, Roy and Earl. Mr. Butler has exceeded his expectations as a successful viticulturist and orchardist, and his integrity of character, perseverance and business methods justly merit the high esteem in which he is held in his community.