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ing destroyed the most of them this season. We think fruit-growing 

 is quite as profitable as any other crop whatever, and we have no 

 fears that it will fail for want of a market." 



mOJr JOHN ROGERS. 



" We are giving a good deal of attention to the raising of fruit, 

 more especially apples and pears. Many orchards have been planted 

 within a few years. The varieties of apples mostly cultivated in this 

 vicinity, arc the Sweet Bough, Orange Sweet, Porter, Baldwin, E. I. 

 Greening, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Roxbury Russet. These are the 

 most profitable to grow for market. It is thought that apple-growing, 

 at the small price of one dollar per barrel, is more profitable than any 

 other pursuit connected with the tilling of the soil. The varieties of 

 pears mostly cultivated are the Bartlett, the Beurre d'Amalis, Louise 

 Bonne de Jersey, Duchess d'Angouieme, and Vicar of Winkfield. These 

 varieties do well on pear stocks, or on the quince. They grow to a very 

 large size, and produce good crops, and the fruit in general is remarkably 

 fair. I think sweet apples are worth more than potatoes for stock and 

 swine. Boiled with pumpkins, they are especially valuable for swine." 



FKOSI JAMES M. SHAW. 



"Considerable attention is paid to the cultivation of fruit, particu- 

 larly the apple, in Waterford. With good care and cultivation, and a 

 fair market, the apple is probably the most profitable crop we can cul- 

 tivate. The varieties most esteemed, are the Baldwin, Ribstone Pip- 

 pin, Russet, Porter, &c. The more modern varieties are not generally 

 known. The Black. Apple, Northern Spy, Hubbardston Nonsuch, 

 Ilurlbut, Mother, Gravenstein, and some others, are highly esteemed 

 by those who cultivate them. Cherries, Plums, and Pears, are culti- 

 vated to a limited extent." 



FROM S. F. PERLET. 



" Apples are the only fruit cultivated to any considerable extent in 

 Naples. The old seedling orchards, yielding fruit fit only for a poor 

 quality of cider, are fast disappearing, and their places are supplied 

 with choice varieties of market fruit, among Avhich the Baldwin holds 

 the first rank as to profit. It is a good bearer, and commands a ready 

 sale, especially for shipping, and a good price, when well prepared for 

 market." 



FROM B. F. EASTMAN. 



"Many of our farmers, say one-fourth, have apple orchards, and the 

 most of them have a portion of the trees engrafted. We are too far 

 from market to make it very profitable to raise fruit. The varieties 



