138 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



The result, or present condition : Last year it was well 

 loaded with the choicest fruit, of all varieties, that can be 

 produced in New England. This season it is bearing mod- 

 erately. There are many improvements to which I shall call 

 the attention of the committee when they visit the orchard. 



The orchard is situated on a southern slope. The upper 

 half is a light and sandy soil, but as you go down it becomes 

 more heavy. The first two rows of trees stand on rather 

 damp and heavy soil, and do not bear as well as those on the 

 upper and middle of the orchard. 



