66 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



We were informed by Mr. Gordon, the present owner, that 

 he picked from the original tree in one year, about twelve 

 years ago, seventeen barrels, which he sold in the winter or 

 spring for five dollars and a half per barrel at the cellar, 

 amounting to the handsome sum of ninety-three dollars and 

 a half, not including the apples that dropped from the tree. 

 A few years previous to this time, there were said to be 

 gathered from the tree twenty-eight barrels at one time, not 

 including those that dropped from the tree. 



As to the price for which they were sold, we were not in- 

 formed. They have been grafted, to some extent, in our vicin- 

 ity; and a neighbor who had a large orchard of mostly 

 Baldwins said to us, that, if his orchard had borne Currier 

 apples instead of Baldwins, it would have given a much 

 larger income in the last few years than it has. The reason 

 he assigned was, they have often produced a good crop when 

 the Baldwins have failed ; and, as they keep better than the 

 Baldwins, they usually bear about the same price. 



The President apple originated in Pelham, N.H., within 

 the present century, — an excellent fall apple, and good bearer. 



The Hubbardston Nonesuch — we know not when or where 

 it originated — is a prolific bearer, of superior quality ; suit- 

 able for use in late fall and early winter. 



As to the origin of the Baldwin apple, we have the follow- 

 ing information from the Hon. Josiah Newhall of Lynnfield. 

 The Baldwin apple, he says, was found growing wilcl in the 

 town of Wilmington, on the farm of a Mr. Butters, more 

 than a hundred years ago. It was known as the Butters 

 apples, also known as the Woodpecker apple, the woodpecker 

 having perforated the bark. Being disseminated by Col. 

 Baldwin, they were called the Baldwin apple. For many 

 years the Baldwin apple, we think, has been more extensively 

 cultivated in this county than any other winter apple, if not 

 more than all other winter apples put together ; and its good 

 qualities are such and so well known, that no recommenda- 

 tion is necessary. 



The best apples are not always the most profitable. We 

 have many times had apples highly recommended, have graft- 

 ed them, and, when they came into bearing, have grafted 

 them over again in consequence of their being unproductive, 

 and not so profitable as other varieties. 



