No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 443 



LAWBENCB COUNTY. 



Little attention has been paid to fruit for market, but where 

 planted on high ground with a good sub-soil and properly cared for 

 it succeeds well. The most profitable apples are Baldwin, Ben 

 Davis, Fallawater, Grime's Golden and Austin Sweet. Peaches — 

 Crawford's Late, Old Mixo«, Smock and Elberta. Plums — German 

 Prune, Damson, Green Gage and Abundance. Cherries — Richmond, 

 May Duke and Black Tartarian. Grapes — Concord, Delaware and 

 Niagara. 



LEBANON COUNTY. 



Most of this county is well adapted to fruit culture. The best 

 land is on the north side of Cornwall Hill, extending westward to 

 county line. Here we find gravel, sand and what is known as iron- 

 stone land; the best for fruit in the State. 



Best apples for Lebanon county are York Imperial, Baldwin, 

 Strinetown Pippin, Dominie, Smokehouse and Yellow Transparent. 

 Peaches — Elberta, Brandywine, Late Crawford, Globe, Mt. Rose, 

 Stump, Old Mixon, Fox Seedling. Pears — Bartlett, Clarigeau, Law- 

 rence and Kieffer. Plums — Wild Goose, Abundance, Burbank, Ger- 

 man Prune, Prince Engelbert, Lombard. Cherries — Napoleon, Yel- 

 low Spanish, Tartarian, Gov. Wood, Horteuse, Richmond, Montmo- 

 rency. Grapes — Concord, Worden, Niagara, Clinton. 



Small fruit culture is undergoing a change in this as in other 

 counties. Small plantations are being started all over the county, 

 near the manufacturing and mining towns, and the large growers are 

 going out of business. 



LEHIGH COUNTY. 



The mountains run east and west and contain a variety of soil. 

 Some very poor, but some very good fruit land. Apples, pears, 

 plums, peaches, cherries and small fruits are grown for local 

 market, but none are shipped out of the county. All kinds of fruit 

 do well on the high lands. The leading apples are Smith's Cider, 

 Baldwin and Smokehouse of the older sorts. A number of local 

 varieties are grown with profit, among which are Huudwerk and 

 Herter, which originated in Heidelberg township. Both are winter 

 varieties, long keepers, sub-acid, red-streaked, fair sized, good bakers 

 and good sellers. Recommended by L. B. Geiger, of Hoffman. Baer 

 or Hiester originated in Berks county, a heavy bearer and late 

 keeper. Lehigh Greening, a large, greenish-yellow fall apple, sub- 

 acid ,a heavy bearer and good seller. Large Yellow Pie is a large 

 early summer apple of first qualit}^, slightly sub-acid, a heavy 

 bearer. These have been recommended by Henry F. Rupp, of Seips- 



