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GENERAL HISTORY. 



With regard to the yield of blackberries and raspberries the past season I am not 

 posted. 



As to specimens of what can be done in peach growing I give the result of a block of 

 trees, on the farm now owned by Mr. S. JacksoQ, raised in 18G5— the last season it was 

 owned by me. Forty-oae Early Crawford trees produced a few baskets over eleven 

 hundred, and sold for $2 per basket, amounting to $3,200. Tlie trees were twenty feet 

 apart each way, which puts one hundred and nine trees on an acre, and makes the 

 yield at the rate of $o,848 to the acre. This, of course, is given as an extreme result, 

 but if any man thinks that peach growing in this region is not j)rofitable, let liim call on 

 our fruit gi-owers and get facts. 



I do not believe there is another region in the United States that can show as good 



results. 



Yours truly, GEO. PARMELEE. 



From page 37 of Winslow's History we quote the following statistics, 

 ■\vhicii we suppose to have been compiled from results of the crop of 18G9 : 



The following table will show very nearly the amount of land in the im- 

 mediate fruit region set to fruit, and the number and amount of the different 

 kinds thereof. This table is compiled from the reports of committees ap- 

 pointed by the Fruit Growers' Association, for the express purpose of collect- 

 ing these statistics: — 



Peaches., 

 Pears 



Plums.... 

 Cherries . 

 Apples... 



Quinces 



Grapes.. , 



Strawberries. 



Blackberries 



Raspberries.. 



Total. 



Trees. 



4,988 

 91,208 



Acres. 



33 



204 

 460 

 719 

 603 



9,3U 



In October and November, 1872, a full and accurate canvass of eight of the 

 principal fruit growing townships was made by L. J. Merchant, a summary 

 of which we extract from page 53 of his pamphlet, already spoken of: — 



Townships. 



Benton 



Bainbridge.. 



Hagar 



Lincoln 



Royal ton ... 

 St. JoseiJh... 



Sodus 



Watervliet. 



Totals 



3,172J^ 

 832}^ 



mx 



1,973 

 623X 



1,221% 

 3t2>^ 

 462>i 



9,m% 



s 



.a 



a 



1,453 



300 



231 



4,631 



1,214 



5,193 



17-2 



13,094 



