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Soar cherries do well. Blue Damson is the only plum grown to 

 any extent, but other varieties will succeed if properly cared for. 

 The leadiug apples are Baldwin, Spy, King, R. I. Greening, Grime's 

 Golden. Boars — Baitlett, Anjou, Clapp's Favorite, Sheldon. 



Little attention has been paid to small fruit culture, because wild 

 berries are so plentiful on the mountains and so cheap in the mar- 

 kets. Grov/ers are beginning to spray their apples, and to pay more 

 attention to their orchards. The indications are that in a few years 

 large quantities of apples will be raised in McKean county for ex- 

 port. Where the trees are properly cared for the flavor is delicious 

 and the quality of the fruit unsurpassed. 



MERCER COUNTY. 



Apples are the principal fruit, but peaches and plums do fairly 

 well, both sweet and sour cherries, pears and grapes are grown suc- 

 cessfully for home use. The leading apples are Baldwin, Spy, Hub- 

 bardson and York Imperial. In addition to these, a number of varie- 

 ties have been profitably grown. Stark, Mann and Winter Blush, 

 for winter, Mammoth Pippin (ripe Sept. and Oct.), and Congress 

 Pippin (ripe Nov. to Feb.), for fall, have been tried by Mr. A. B. 

 Greenlee, of New Lebanon, and are pronounced by him, along with the 

 four first named, the best out of forty varieties growing on his farm. 

 He also names the Crosby peach as the best and most profitable. 



The best peach orchard is planted on a ridge from which chestnut, 

 oak and hickory had been cut, at an elevation of about 1,200 feet 

 above sea level, 100 feet above creek level. 



MONROE COUNTY. 



The best part of the Mt. Pocono region is in this county. All kinds 

 of fruit do well, but care must be taken in selecting location for 

 peaches, plums and cherries on account of early frosts in fall and late 

 frost in spring. The leading apples are Baldwin, York Imperial, 

 Stark, Duchesse of Oldenburg, King and R. I. Greening; Stayman's 

 Winesap has been fruited two seasons and gives promise of great 

 value. The leading peaches are Elberta, Crosby, Old Mixon Free, 

 Triumph, Mt. Rose, Early and Late Crawford, Chase Early and 

 Reeve's Favorite. The very early and very late varieties are not 

 profitable. 



Very few plums are raised, but where properly cared for the follow- 

 ing varieties have done well: Lombard, Wild Goose, Abundance, 

 Burbank, Satsuma, Berkman and Red June. Cherries do well 

 wherever apples succeed. Black Tartarian, Florence, Napoleon, B. 

 Early Richmond, Louis Philip and Montmorency have been grown 

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