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ing at three years old with scions from bearing trees, you will not 

 have to wait long for fruit. I think l)y doing this, an improvement 

 will be made in orcharding that will result in a great degree of hard- 

 iness to the trees, and that is what all growers of fruit should aim 

 for, and not be obliged to buy from Western parties and not know 

 what they are purchasing. Trees for orchards would be better to 

 plant or set near the localit}- where they are raised. It is not a hard 

 task to raise a small nursery of two thousand or more, or less, as 

 ma}' be wanted. The sooner our feeble and half hardy varieties are 

 cut down and replaced by healthy natives, re-grafted to good valu- 

 able sorts, the better it will be for all concerned. The idea of plant- 

 ing out anything in the fruit line under the representation of being 

 " half hardy," is not what Maine fruit growers want. We want the 

 pure, hardy stocks to begin with, and I have no doubt the results 

 will be acceptable, and all will enjo}' the fruits of their labor. 



I think in all localities there are some good valuable native varie- 

 ties that should be disseminated, and propagators of such could 

 exchange with their neighbors and others. Most people will be 

 seeking after new varieties and they will always be wanted by ama- 

 teurs and small orchardists, of which there are many. The com- 

 mercial fruit grower is better otf with less varieties, but if good sorts 

 present themselves, they should be cared for, experimented with and 

 disseminated. We have of late, many new kinds that are already 

 making their mark, such as AVealthy, Eolfe, etc. ; also some that 

 are being introduced that I fear will turn out to be something that 

 man}' of us knew of before. One foi- instance, the New Bruns- 

 wicker ; and 1 very much have my doubts in regard to the Mcintosh 

 Red, I have raised what I had for the variet}' for the past two 3ears 

 and I feel very well acquainted with it. Our aim is for hardy trees 

 and generous producing orchards, and it is our duty to try and make 

 the' improvement, as I very well know it can be accom[)lished b^' 

 study and work, and these two things can conquer all things as they 

 have ever done. 



T. M. Merrill, West Gloucester." From Mr Bennoch's paper 

 I get the impression that he does not favor imported trees — those 

 raised elsewhere than in this State. I am interested in this business. 

 If one locality is better than another, I would like to get light. I 

 would like to hear from some practical orchardist who has had 



