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Grapes for market, has over live acres, mostly Concord and Hartford, and may now 

 take his ease, sitting under his own vine and Cider tree. 



The first fruit trees planted on Woodburn Prairie were set by Rev. Elijah Dodson, 

 about the year 1835, composed mostly of seedlings, some of which were grafted to 

 large and small Romanites, his then favorite varieties. 



In 1842 J. Huggins set out the first fruit trees in Woodburn, on a village lot, and 

 the first shade trees in the streets of that tovra . In 1S48 he set out 240 Apple trees on 

 the place where he now resides, which orchard has grown to some 8,000 fruit trees, 

 covering sixty-five acres at the present time, with several acres small fruits. The 

 proprietor of this orchard, believing in wind-breaks, has several growing ones 

 through his grounds, composed of evergreens as well as deciduous trees. 



The first Hedge (Osage) set in this county twenty years since, is found here, and 

 which has proved a perfect protection against all kinds of stocks for many years. The 

 "\Yoodburn Nursery was commenced by J. Huggins in 1845, on a small village lot, 

 and grew in breadth until it covered some twenty-five acres, composed of some one 

 hundred varieties, including Apples, Peaches, Pears and Cherries, and a general 

 assortment of shrubs and flowers. On account of the increasing labors and cares of 

 the fruit department, the Nursery is now reduced ; and here may now be found only 

 those few varieties of fruit trees and bushes, which experience has taught is 

 desirable. 



A. A. Hilliard, at one time, had a small nursery at Brighton. Also H. Clark and 

 B. Johnson. Chas. Brown is still in the business at Carlinville. 



There is a vineyard of some 2,000 vines, mostly Concord, at Woodburn, now in its 

 fifth year, by Major Mulheman, which bore well this year. There are many fine 

 young orchards far out on the prairie, which cannot even be named in this report. 

 But I cannot omit mentioning that of Mr. David Gore, the present President of our 

 County Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Mr. Gore is a selt-made man, whose 

 example may be safely followed. Some years since he located far out <>u the prairies 

 north of Carlinville, ovu" County seat. His first move was to set out ;ui orchard north 

 of his 7iou.se; and at the same time an Osage hedge was set out aiouiul the orchard, 

 and still, outside of the hedge, a wind-break, composed of Silver Maples and Bl;tok 

 "Walnuts. The orchard is just in bearing — a gem of an orchard, which no liiiii- 

 o:rower, passing that way, will fail to notice and admire, in connection with the 

 ornamental trees, not forgetting those beautiful Evergreens, scattered through his 

 ground.s. 



The Pennock and Gilpin seem to have been introduced into our county at an early 

 day, and while the one is classed as poor and the other as hardly good, yet, up to this 

 year, they have both proved profitable; Gilpin for cider and late spring use, and the 

 Pennock for a Southern market. This year both were imperfect, but especially Gil- 

 pin. Janets, this year, were fair, if we except an unusual cloudy appearance. The 

 Russets were all fair ; the Spitzenberg family also — no dry rot and very few wormy. 

 Ben Davis fair; also llambo. Maiden's Blush somewhat aflected by a fungus 

 growth, yet there were many perfect specimens. 



Of early Apples Keswick Codling vras fair and free from scab; and so of the Sops 

 of "Wine. These two are at present our only reliable early apples for' market and 

 family. The Red Astrachan we have hopes of as a profitable market apple. But of 

 the Early Harvest and Red June, as apples for profit, if we judge them by the 



