No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 453 



Abundance, Green Gage and Wild Goose. Cherries — Black Tarta- 

 rian, May Duke, English Morello and Early Richmond. 



WYOMING COUNTY. 



What are known as the ''Hill Lands" are well adapted to all kinds 

 of fruit. Frost, mildew and blight, injure trees planted on low 

 ground. There are good local markets for all fruit grown and much 

 more attention should be given to the industry. The leading apples 

 are Baldwin, Northern Spy, Ben Davis, R. I. Greening, Gilliflower, 

 Red Astrachan and York Imperial. Pears — Bartlett, Seckel, Flem- 

 ish Beauty and Kieffer. Peaches — Crosby, Elberta, Old Mixon and 

 Mt. Rose. 



YORK COUNTY. 



The range of low mountains known as the York Hills, which tra- 

 verse the county in a southeasterly direction seem to furnish all 

 the conditions of soil and climate needed to grow apples, pears, 

 peaches, plums, cherries, a«d all the small fruits to perfection. On 

 these ridges we find a great variety of soil, but what is known as the 

 iron stone land produces the best fruit, especially peaches. The San 

 Jos^ or Pernicious Scale has caused great havoc among orchards all 

 over the county and growers are much discouraged. The leading 

 apples are York Imperial, Grime's Golden, Ben Davis, Smokehouse 

 and Yellow Transparent. 



Pears — Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite and Kieffer. Peaches — Mt. 

 Rose, Elberta, Early and Late Crawford, Globe, Smock, Stump, Fox 

 Seedling and Salway. Plums — Wild Goose, German Prune, Green 

 Gage, Abundance and Burbank. Cherries— Napoleon, Gov. Wood, 

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

 Niagara. Harrisburg and Y^ork furnish two excellent markets for 

 all the fruit that can be grown, and the industry was in a very flour- 

 ishing condition before the appearance of San Jos6 Scale. 



