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should be written out and published in detail, so that they may 

 be read and refected upon as means of maturing our judgment. 



The prospect before us indicates a much larger exhibition than 

 we have formerly had, and many articles may be presented that 

 are not included in our list of premiums offered. It will be the 

 duty of the committee on unspecified articles, to see that all suck 

 articles are examined, and receive due comment, and such awards 

 as the society will admit. 



I trust it will be borne in mind by the several committees, that 

 the great objects of our labors, as officers of the society, is to col- 

 lect information from the experience of practical persons, and I 

 hope we sliall be atje to gather such an amount of facts as will 

 be worth publhhing. and be a volume worthy of a place in every 

 family library in the country. 



FRUIT AND FRUIT GROWING. 



Columbia J January \iih^ 1853, 

 A. L. Fish, Esq., 



President of the Herkimer County Agricultural Society : 



Dear Sir — By your request I have been induced to say a few 



words on the subject of fruit growing and of the kinds I have 



grown which J deem best for cultivation in this section of the 



county. 



It would be presumptuous in me to say much on the subject of 

 fruit, culture, when such men as J. J. Thomas and P. Barry, have 

 written and published so much and so ably on the subject. Their 

 works through the agricultural societies of the State are getting 

 so extensive a circulation, tliat every one di>^posed to obtain 

 knowledge on the subject can readily obtain a copy. Those of 

 us who go i-nto the cultivation of fruit beyond what is wanted far 

 home use, do it for profit, and I have no doubt with a little care 

 and attention, can make it so with many kinds. Of apples I 

 would recommend Rhode Island Greening, Swaar, Roxbury Rus- 

 sett, llerf >rdshire Pearmain, (by some called English Pearmain,) 

 Northern Spy, Spttzenbergli, Baldwin, Golden Russett, Tallman 

 Sweet, Blue lN\irmaiiJ, (large kind,'\ Fall Pippiu, Rambo. Lowel 



