No, 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 48B 



grapes flourishing. With proper attention to this industry, Bradford 

 can make as good a reputation for fruit as she has already made for 

 her dairy products. 



BUCKS COUNTY. 

 The red shale lands of Bucks county produce good fruit, espe- 

 cially apples. Ridge pippin seems to be the favorite, as it is a good 

 keeper and a good seller. Smith's Cider is quite extensively grown 

 and also Red Cider, which closely resembles Smith's, but has more 

 color, keeps better and seems to be a better apple. 



BUTLER COUNTY. 



Very little attention has been paid to fruit for market, but the 

 red shale land which is found in many parts of the county always 

 grows good fruit when the soil is deep enough for trees. 



CAMBRIA COUNTY. 



Is well adapted to fruit culture, although little attention has been 

 paid to it. The soil and climate are quite uniform. Plums, pears, 

 peaches and grapes have not been grown to any great extent, but are 

 being planted and promise well. 



CAMERON COUNTY. 



Is as yet undeveloped, but when planted for home use, apples, 

 \ caches, pears and plums have done well. 



CARBON COUNTY. 



Is undeveloped, but newly planted orchards that are properly cared 

 for are doing well. 



CENTRE COUNTY. 



Apples do well, and as there is a good nearby market in the various 

 mining towns, a full line ca« be grown from the earliest to latest. All 

 Mjrts of plums do well. Peaches are uncertain on account of late 

 frosts. Cherries do not succeed in the lowest parts of the valleys, 

 but on the hills, and along the base of the Bald Eagle and Allegheny 

 mountains they do well and are profitable. 



CHESTER COUNTY. 



Here we find a great variety of soil, and constantly varying local 

 conditions. The surface is very much broken. A certain variety of 

 fruit will sometimes do well on one side of a low ridge, while on the 

 other side it fails entirely. Although several of the oldest and most 

 successful nurseries in the United States are located in the county, 

 very little fruit is grown for market. A number of correspondents 



