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A -trachan, Twenty Ounce Pippin, Bailey Sweet, Duchess of Oldenburg, Barret, K — 

 wick Codlln, Etc. 



Peaks— Plant no dwarfs on Quince, for the Quince will not stand onr climate. They 

 kill at the collar, at the top of the ground, and if you plant deeper to avoid that, as 

 some recommend, they root-rot unless you subsoil deep and dry ; for the fine roots of 

 the Quince thrive best near the surface of rich, moist earth. Select western grown 

 standards, two or three years from graft; such as Flemish Beauty, Louis Bonne de 

 Jersey, White 1) tyenne, and other hardy varieties. 



Chbb&IBS — The Early Richmond and May Duke an: about the only varieties which 

 will pay to plant. The following, it will not pay to plant, or at least until each prairie 

 farm r lias set out a hundred or so evergreens, or other suitable trees for wind-breaks : 

 Quince, Plum, Peach, Apricots and Nectarines. Of the Oral) Apple varieties, all are 

 hardy and productive. The Transcendent takes the lead, followed closely by the 

 il\ slop and Large Yellow. 



The Flemish Beauty appears in the list of Pears to occupy about tho same position 

 for fruitfulncss and hardiness as the Early Richmond Cherry does in the list of Cherries, 

 and the Concord in Grapes, and Wilson Albany Seedling Strawberry does in the list of 

 Strawberries. 



The best land in this county for fruit is the high timbered land, that can be under- 

 drained thoroughly. Hoping that it is not too late, I remain, 



Yours Truly, THOS. II. PAYNE. 



LOGAN COUNTY. 



I owe you an apology for not replying to your letter. I have been so busy, that I for- 

 got to attend to it sooner. I do not know that I could have given you any information 

 that would have been of use to you. Our apple crop was quite light this year, and the 

 fruit wormy and imperfect. The pear and peach crop pretty good. Plums all spoiled 

 by the Curcnlio. Cherry crop rather light. Small fruits about average crop. Peaches 

 rotted pretty badly on the trees. Nectarines all rotted on the trees. 



The Codling Moth, apple and peach Borers, and the Curculio, are about the only ene- 

 mies we have to contend with in fruit culture here. The Caterpillar is a little trouble- 

 som but is easily destroyed. 



The Bark Louse has not put in an appearance here yet. The injury done to fruit by 

 birds is probably more than counterbalanced by their services in destroying insects — 

 and by their music and pleasant company. 



We have no serious diseases among our fruit trees except the pear blight, and it does 

 not seem to affect all varieties alike, some varieties 6eem to be very little affected by it. 

 We find pear culture quite profitable, provided the ri^ht varieties are planted. 



Our people seem to be taking a greater interest in fruit culture than formerly ; the 

 country is settling up so rapidly that it creates a great demand for trees, and since the 

 close of the war, an unusual interest has been manifested in horticulture ; the number of 

 trees planted each year has been on the increa.-e lor several years. 



Respectfully yours, C. S. CAPPS. 



