310 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



varieties as the Lombard, Ricliland, Shropshire Damson, and 

 some others. 



Quinces produced moderately well, where well cared for. 



The grape yielded well in cultivated vineyards, and all healthy 

 growing varieties, even those ripening late, matured their crop 

 well where not over-loaded. ^ 



Cranberries made a very light yield. 



The strawberry, raspberry, and other small fruits, did reasona- 

 bly well. 



OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE. 



Fruit growing is to be more and more of two t3rpes. First. 

 Market orchards. Second. Amateur fruit gardens; the first for 

 profit, the second for pleasure and family use, where personal 

 satisfaction rather than profit are sought. Our market orchards, 

 where crops have failed the past year, are generally promising to 

 produce the coming year; if the present winter and coming spring 

 are favorable, it seems now as though there might be a more even 

 rate of production than heretofore; that is, that the strong tendency 

 to over-bearing in even years may be changed to a more even rate 

 of bearing, or more odd-year and less even-year orchards. 

 Should this be the case it would be a boon to both producer and 

 consumer. 



Again, planters of market orchards are seeing the folly of 

 planting a great number of varieties. 



For all New England, except the extreme north, the Baldwin, as 

 a winter fruit, may with safety be planted for the larger half of 

 most market orchards, except on Kght or sandy soils; and for the 

 remainder, a very small number of kinds, quick in market, and 

 known to succeed in such soil and locality; but the planters of 

 market orchards cannot and will not as a rule plant a long list of 

 unknown varieties; they will cultivate better, prune better, will 

 learn better to escape insect ravages, and when having fine 

 abundant crops, will save their fruit more closely, first, by evapo- 

 rating the windfalls; second, by using the sound rejected apples 

 in jelly making; third, by having approved fruit-houses on best 

 principles to hold the crop until remunerative prices can be had; 

 with a close attention to all these points success may be expected. 



The same may be said of the pear or peach, five varieties are 



