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Neiv York Vanclevere. 



Let this with us here be about the last variety to plant. Even the Pennock is 

 better than this. It did well East as long as I knew it, and when I set the 

 orchard I thought of setting twice the number I did. 



To7npkins County King. 



A very promising kind when it first commenced to bear with us. It quickly 

 degenerated, and to-day I think it will not pay in the market orchard. 



Wagoie}'. 



The very best early bearer I know. When young the fruit is fiiir and of excel- 

 lent quality, but the tree is very short lived, and the fruit soon degenerates. 

 This Avould have been the very apple for every pioneer hereabouts to have 

 planted when he had cleared his first ten acres 35 to 50 years ago. 



Eamdo. 



Not good for a market orchard. 



Fall Pippin. 



Never set another where you want apples. In Massachusetts it was our very 

 best fall apple. 



lied Asirachan. 



This was the only early apple I set in that orchard. It is the best selling apple 

 I know for very early fruit in all our large cities. But it wants picking before 

 ripe. Is more of a cooking than an eating apple. So far as I am acquainted with 

 the kind, it is a good average bearer with us. Had the person to whom I sold 

 the orchard left the trees as he found them, I should now be prepared to give a 

 decided judgment as to its merit. Immediately after purchasing he grafted all 

 these trees to winter fruit. Did not take any precaution against borers. 

 About as good as lost one-half the trees, making the only bad break in the 

 orchard. 



Northern Spy. 



Of this variety I set none at first, on account of its tardiness in coming into 

 bearing, generally taking about fifteen years ; but I filled all vacancies the 

 third year with this variety. 



I have now gonp through with my selection of twenty-five years ago for a 

 market orchard. 



As to the best mode of keeping apples, I gave it in brief at the commence- 

 ment. On a large scale, I know of no way that I think more promising of 

 success than that of the gentleman from Wasiitenaw county, who gave us so 

 lucid an account of the construction of his apjile house, at the meeting of the 

 State Horticultural Society here. That building has been duplicated ia 

 Hudson the past summer, and is now on trial. I presume the proprietor will 

 be pleased to show it to all wishing to examine it. 



Were I to set an orchard of a thousand trees next spring I would plant one- 

 half Baldwins, or Northern Spy or Bellflower, to re-graft with Baldwin. I 

 would set one-fourth American Golden Russet. If I wanted any early fruit one- 

 eighth Red Astrachan, half the balance Peck's Pleasant, and a few Northern 



