ORCHARDS. ^9 



spring of 1845, and tliirty-five in the spring of 1851. The trees 

 when set were, most of them, one year's growth from the bud. 

 Every fall I have put on some ten loads of compost manure to 

 the acre, and ploughed it in. I have kept it planted with corn, 

 potatoes, and turnips (common shovelful of manure to the hill) 

 with the exception of the summer of 1852. 



The second orchard contains, by estimation, four acres, has a 

 northerly, north-easterly, and north-westerly slope. Soil is 

 similar to that in first orchard. This lot contains six hundred 

 and twenty-eight trees, one-half apple, one-half peach, set thirty- 

 two feet square, with one in the centre, or sixteen feet each 

 way — apple and peach alternately. Four hundred and seventy- 

 four trees were set in the spring of 1851, and one hundred and 

 fifty-four in the spring of 1852. My manner of setting this lot 

 was merely to dip the roots of the trees in soft manure, just 

 before placing them in the earth. I have manured this the 

 same as first lot, and kept it planted with corn, potatoes, and 

 turnips. 



Most of the apple trees were two years', and peach trees one 

 year's growth from the bud when set. My principal variety of 

 apples is the Baldwin. I have some one hundred trees of Hub- 

 bardstons, and a few trees of other varieties not now remem- 

 bered. I have never washed my trees with any thing ; trim 

 them in May and June. 



Lincoln, Sept. 24, 1853. 



William B. Harris' Statement. 



My orchard contains six acres, covered with trees of the 

 Baldwin variety, with five or six exceptions. They are set two 

 rods apart with peach trees between, in most places. In regard 

 to setting peach trees between apple, I think it should in no 

 case be done where the apple trees are less than two rods 

 apart, for they will certainly infringe on the growth of the 

 apple trees unless they arc kept closely pruned. If apple 

 trees are far enough apart to allow the peach sufficient room, 

 peaches can easily be raised between them ; as the peach tree 

 is of short duration it would usually die before any harm could 

 be done to the apple, if room is allowed. My plan, h.owever, 



