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trees. When large enough to transplant, prepare holes, at least 

 four feet in diameter, and three feet deep ; two feet thereof 

 thoroughly mix with compost, then transplant with great care. 

 Set the trees about the same depth that they stood in the 

 nursery, two rods each way ; never set a tree that is not 

 thrifty ; mulching is good. Manure them in the fall with com- 

 post ; dig it in, in the spring, when the apple-trees are in 

 blossom, and put ashes and charcoal around the trees : this is 

 the best time to prune and wash the trees. Great care should 

 be taken not to prune too much in this climate. The limbs 

 and trunk should be shaded, when the tree is growing fast, in 

 August and September. When the tree is small, let it be 

 shaded artificially. Let the twigs grow on the limbs when the 

 tree is too small to bear fruit. It will not injure the tree 

 so much as when fruit grows on the ends of the limbs. 

 Wash trees in ley, potash-water, or soda-water, which you 

 please ; but take great care not to have the wash too strong. 

 The strength can be determined by observation : if too strong, 

 the bark will soon turn dark, and when it is wet with rain it 

 will turn yellow. The wash should not turn the color from 

 the natural green. 



Select what fruit you please for your own use ; but for profit 

 select such as grow quick and bear well, and are wanted in 

 market, especially such as are adapted to this climate. 



NORFOLK. 



Statement of Henri/ Goulding. 



The apple orchard which I offer for premium contains one 

 hundred and twenty-three trees ; ninety-one were' set out in 

 1851 and 1852, except a few, that have died and been dug up, 

 others having been set in their places. I set the trees thirty 

 feet apart, with a row of peach trees between them each way. 

 I have raised corn and potatoes every year since the trees were 

 set out. I manured in the hill, putting two shovelfuls to each 

 tree when planting. The trees are Baldwins, Greenings, 

 Hubbardston Nonesuch, and Porters. 



The fruit that grew on twelve other trees, offered for pre- 

 mium in 1855, is as follows : — 



