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Berry 200, F. L. Stantou 300, Edwin Simpson 100, Jacob Robin- 

 son 100, George Robinson 100, Seth Fogg 100, H. G. Titus 300, 

 J, A. Strout 100, — making, with other persons whom I might 

 name who have set less than 100 each, a total of more than 10,000 

 trees planted in this town within the last ten years ; and there are 

 still others whose names I do not recall at this moment. This, I 

 think, shows investigation and interest in the business. 



In setting my own trees, the holes were dug in the fall, large 

 and deep ; in the spring the top soil was thrown in at the bottom, 

 and a compost above it. They are now beautiful trees, — that is 

 all I have to say in regard to them. 



We have some fine fruit here, (pointing to the tables,) and the 

 most of it was raised here and at North Monmouth. The best 

 fruits that we see on exhibition are generally grown in villages. 

 Such apples as these are developed by good culture. The trees 

 that bore them were not hungry last year. Here are Black Oxford 

 apples. They are good for nothing if not well grown. It is of 

 no use to raise them unless j'ou take good care of the trees, — 

 mulch and manure them — or in other words feed them, and then 

 you will get good fruit. 



Mr. President, we are happy for this occasion. We are glad to 

 meet you and the Society here, and we hope to receive a benefit 

 from your presence with us. We shall be a thousand fold better 

 for this meeting to-day, and we shall hold in grateful remem- 

 brance what you have done for us. 



Mr. Alfred Smith, in response to the call of the President for 

 further remarks upon the subject of fruit growing in Monmouth, 

 presented the following statement : 



Twelve years ago, being in want of some young apple trees, I 

 bought of an agent of Chase Brothers, twenty-five such trees, and 

 planted them (well cut back) on three-quarters of an acre of good 

 land, in good condition and haviug a western aspect Twelve of 

 them did not prove true to the order, and of these twelve seven 

 proved not to be well adapted to the soil, or climate, and after 

 doing well for a few years, have died. Five of the seven were 

 Gravenstein and proved tender and winter killed. The other five 

 of the twelve (not true to order) are doing well and in bearing, 

 but the fruit is worthless and I shall have to re-top them to better 

 varieties. The remaining thirteen were Roxbury Russets, North- 

 ern Spy and Talman's Sweet, and are in bearing and doing well. 



About the time I ordered the above trees, I planted a nursery. 



