No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU1.TU11E. 451 



ance, Burbauk, Ked June and Satsuma. Cherries — Goes Transpar- 

 ent, Early Purple Guine, Montmorency Ordinary, English Morello, 

 Richmond. Grapes — Concord, Delaware, Catawba, Niagara. 



VENANGO COUNTY. 



No attention has been paid to the cultivation of fruit. Farmers 

 grow enough for their own use. There are a few small orchards that 

 supply local markets. The soil and climate is suitable for apples 

 and pears. Peaches are uncertain, as the winters are cold, the ther- 

 mometer often falling to 15 degrees below zero. They are grown in 

 small quantities in favored locations. 



The following varieties have been grown. Apples — Baldwin, North- 

 ern Spy, Red Astrachan, King, Twenty Ounce, Duchesse of Olden- 

 burg, Early Harvest. Pears — Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, Kieffer and 

 a local variety named Koouce, which is very large, ripens in August 

 and sells w-ell in the local markets. Peaches — Champion, Crosby, 

 Elberta, Late Crawford, Old Mixon and Mt. Rose. Plums — Abund- 

 ance, Burbank and German Prune. Grapes — Concord, Moore's Early, 

 Niagara and Catawba. 



WARREN COUNTY. 



This is an oil region. No attention has been paid to fruit. A fev/ 

 orchards have been planted quite recently, which give promise of 

 success. Apples do w^ell wherever found in the county, but freight 

 rates are so high that farmers are deterred from planting on a com- 

 mercial scale. With a canning factory to utilize their product the 

 fruit industry might be made profitable, as apples, pears, cherries and 

 plums of the finest kind can be grown with proper care and atten- 

 tion. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



The farmers of Washington county have given their attention al- 

 most exclusively to the raising of sheep, and have neglected fruit 

 altogether. Maoy of the hillsides and hilltops could be profitably 

 utilized by planting in orchards and the two industries flourish well 

 together. No better plan of management can be adopted for an 

 apple or pear orchard, than to seed it down to grass when it has 

 reached a bearing age and pasture it with sheep. Farmers are be- 

 ginning to plant apples, peaches, pears and plums. Ov^ing to the 

 mild climate, winter apples, such as Baldwin, Spy and King ripen in 

 the fall, so that care must be taken in the selection of location. 

 Peache®, pears, plums, grapes and small fruits when properly cared 

 for seem to do well and promise to make profitable returns. The 



