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with profi*^. The Icadinjj^ pears are Bartlett, Seckel, Manning's Eliza- 

 beth, Howell and KielTer. 



From reports furnished, we believe much of the high land could be 

 profitably planted with peaches, as they grow well and the market 

 for them is good. Winter apples of high grade can certainly be 

 grown with profit. 



MIFFLIN COUNTY. 



The climate is too mild for high grade winter apples. It is well 

 suited to peaches, pears, summer and fall apples, plums and grapes. 

 All kinds of fruit grow well if properly cared for. The county is 

 composed of a number of narrow valleys running back from the river, 

 between ridges of varying height. On the ridges and some of the 

 elevated narrow valleys are to be found many pockets of excellent 

 fruit soil, deep and rich in mineral food; also a great many stretches 

 of thin slate land. Many farmers have made the mistake of planting 

 peaches on this thin slate land a«d after several years of work and 

 w^aiting, dug up their trees in disgust and declare that there is no 

 profit in fruit. Yet no finer peaches have ever been grown than 

 those raised in properly located orchards in MiiSin county. The lead 

 ing apples are Baldwin, Ben Davis, York Imperial and Rome Beauty 

 for winter, Smokehouse and Maiden's Blush and Northern Spj' for 

 fall. Early Harvest and Summer Rambo for summer. The leading 

 peaches are Elberta, Late Crawford, Mt. Rose, Chair's Choice, Beer's 

 Smock, Globe and Stump. The leading pears are Bartlett, Clapp's 

 Favorite, Flemish Beauty, Seckel and Kieffer. The leading plums 

 are Lombard, Wild Goose, Burbauk and Abundance. Cherries — 

 Gov. Wood, English Morello and Early Richmond. 



MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 



This being a dairy county, little attention is paid to fruit. There is 

 a great variety of soil and much good fruit land that could be utilized. 

 All kinds of fruit do well on high ground, and local markets are 

 plenty. Strawberries are raised to some extent for the Philadelphia 

 market. A number of peach orchards are being planted. Many 

 farmers are still plowing and planting steep hillsides in farm crops 

 at a loss, which could be planted to apples, pears and peaches with 

 profit. 



MONTOUR COUNTY. 



Practically no attention has been paid to commercial fruit cul- 

 ture, but from its location and elevation we would judge that all 

 kinds of fruit can be raised, the altitude being from 700 to 1,000 feet 

 above sea level. 



