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dantly npon the latter, as upon the former, but the sandstone 

 being lower, the crop is more likely to fail. On the drift, but 

 little fruit is raised. Clays mingled with the soil at the time of 

 planting, will help the trees much in bearing time. 



Few farmers raise pears. Those who have tried, have been 

 disappointed — the trees have blighted. They must know that 

 the pear needs care. It must be mulched. We suggest that 

 pear-seeds be sown where you want the trees to stand, and then 

 graft the desired variety at the proper time. The tap root is of 

 great importance to the tree. Few species of trees, perhaps 

 none, will live as long without it, as with it. 



The cherry is a hardy and rather beautiful shade tree, and 

 though it might not generally be chosen for that purpose alone, 

 yet taking the fruit into consideration, we can hardly account 

 for the fact that so few are seen upon the farms of the county. 

 Without hardly any expense, they will beautify the farm, and 

 the fruit, coming as it does when we have neither apples, 

 peaches nor pears, is a real luxury. 



The peach trees that are alive look healthy, and if we have a 

 favorable winter and spring, we anticipate a crop next season. 



Oliver Marcy, Chairman. 



WlLBRAIIAM. 



NORFOLK. 



Statement of Thaddeus Clapp. 



Peaches. — The peach orchard offered for inspection contains 

 146 trees, set out, a part in 1854, the remain(;ler in 1855. They 

 are from stocks raised on the place, and budded with the early 

 Crawford. The trees, when set, were two years from the bud, 

 and stand in rows, fourteen feet apart, and at intervals of twelve 

 feet in the row. The trees of one row arc placed, not at right 

 angles with those of another, but obliquely, so as to receive to 

 the best advantage the sun's light. Perhaps a greater interval 

 between the trees would have been better ; but it was expected 

 that, by an annual shortening in of the branches, they might be 

 kept within due compass. 



The trees have borne fruit the past season, but only in small 



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