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given to the Leads; but we must here repeat let that required height be as low 

 as possible. 



The seeming difficulty of working around and under low-headed trees vanishes, 

 as the plan is executed. They will throw their branches upward, presenting 

 the shape and symmetry of a spread fan. Roots and top being brought 

 within hailing distance, they seem to vie with each other in their growth, pro- 

 ducing the most well proportioned, strong growing, healthy orchard tree that 

 can be imagined, in the shortest possible time. The writer is well acquainted 

 with instances where the quantity of fruit borne on low heads was twice that of 

 high topped ones of the same variety, standing side by side, and with the same 

 treatment, the diflference continuing after the trees had become well grown, and 

 had borne several crops. 



High topped trees will frequently throw their branches downwai-ds, and fill 

 the space prepared by the owner for the passage of his team, forming an um- 

 brella with the eaves near the ground. This is an effort of nature to supply shade 

 to the naked trunk of the tree from the burning rays of the sun ; an eftbrt which 

 would not have been put forth, had the tree been allowed to furnish that shade 

 by producing branches near the ground. 



I have yet to find a man who has tried low heads who is dissatisfied with 

 them, or who could be persuaded to abandon the practice for the old one. 



Yours very truly. 

 To Albert C. Ingham, Esq. J. C. BRAYTON. 



Sec. of the Wis. State Agr. Society. 



AGRICULTURE OF KENOSHA COUNTY. 



SoMERS, December 30th, 1851. 



Dear Sir — Yours, of December 27th, was received this evening, soliciting 

 information upon the agricultural condition of the county of Kenosha, and I 

 regret exceedingly that the duty has devolved upon one so incapable of furnish- 

 ing correct information upon the various subjects embraced in your communica- 

 tion ; but I will proceed, without further apology, to answer your inquiries to the 

 best of my knowledge. 



The history of Kenosha county, I presume is pretty generally known, espe- 

 cially in Wisconsin ; it was formerly a part of Racine county, and was incorpo- 

 rated into a separate county at the session of 1850. It comprises the city of 

 Kenosha, and the towns of Southport, (being the fractional parts of two town- 

 ships bordering upon Lake Michigan,) Pleasant Prairie, Somers, Paris, Bi-istol, 

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