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town and W. B. K. Johnston, of Allentown. The leading pears are 

 Bartlett, Seekel, Anjou and Kieffer, Many old pear trees of the 

 Calabash and "Seed Time" varieties are still found in good bearing 

 condition, from 90 to lUO years old, but as they die out they are being 

 replaced by better and more modern varieties. Id peaches, we find 

 Elberta, Champion, Early and Late Craw-ford, Wheatlaud, Smock 

 and Mt. Rose. 



Both Eurojiean and Japan plums seem to do well where properly 

 cared for. Several orchards of both apple and peach have been 

 planted during the past year, and interest in fruit seems to be 

 growing all over the county. 



LUZERNE COUNTY. 



Very little attention has been paid to fruit. There is a good local 

 market for fruit of all kinds. On the higher altitudes high grade 

 winter apples can be grown, and summer and fall apples for the 

 local market do well in every portion of the counts'. Cherries and 

 peaches succeed in ma«y places. Plums have, as a rule, proved a 

 failure. This, however, seems to be due to destruction by the cur- 

 culio and ignorance of preventive measures, rather than to any cli- 

 matic or soil conditions. The leading apples are Baldwin, Rhode 

 Island Greening, Smith's Cider and Smokehouse. Pears — Bartlett, 

 Clapp's Favorite, Seckel and Duchesse. Peaches — Crawford's Early, 

 Elberta, Champion and Mt. Rose. Cherries — Gov. Wood, Tartarian, 

 Napoleon, Montmorency and Richmond. Grapes — Worden, Concord, 

 Moore's Early, Niagara and Delaware. The principal draw'back to 

 orchard culture in the mining region is depredation by small boys 

 and idle characters always found loafing around public works. 



LYCOMING COUNTY. 



Apples can be grown successfully in most sections. Peaches and 

 plums will succeed if planted on very high ground with a northern 

 exposure. Otherwise they are apt to be killed by late frost. No 

 attention has been paid to commercial fruit culture. Apples are 

 recommended for the general market, other fruits for local market 

 only. Small fruits produce enormously if properly cared for. The 

 most popular apples are Baldwin, Smokehouse, Spy, R. I. Greening, 

 Smith's Cider and Grime's Golden. Pears — Bartlett, Seckel and 

 Kiefl'er. Peaches — Mt. Rose, Elberta, Early and Late Crawford, 

 Smock and Salway. 



McKEAN COUNTY. 



No better place can be found for apples and pears. Some peaches 

 are grown on the hills, but most of the trees are young and have 

 not yet been proven. 



