294 GENERAL HISTORY. 



The third orchard is that of 0. Aljo, three and four years old. 



The fourth is that of Theodore Sessions, seventeen hundred trees, mostly 

 four years old. With him the Alexander bore most heavily this year. His 

 entire crop was nearly five hundred bushels, which were mostly marketed at 

 Fort Wayne, Indiana. 



There are now in this township about eight thousand peach trees in orchard, 

 planted within the last five years. The older peach trees, in the more favor- 

 able localities, are showing some fruit this year. 



The largest peach orchards are those of 0. Aljo, Theodore Sessions, John 

 Mclntyre, Monroe Durkee and E. H. Byrd. The last has also seven hundred 

 grapes, two hundred quinces, and one hundred cherries — the whole planted 

 within the last three years. 



Mr. Asa N s has a productive vineyard of one thousand vines, a por- 

 tion of them planted eight or ten years since. 



The crop of apples this season is unusually large, but, between the drought 

 and the codling moth, the yield of merchantable fruit is likely to be lighter 

 than usual, as our farmers make no effort to destroy the larva? of the latter. 



There is, as yet, no yellows in this town, although cases are known to 

 exist in the adjoining town of Hopkins. No measures have yet been taken 

 to suppress it. 



The increase of injurious insects is already so serious that Secretary Davi- 

 son, of the Wayland Horticultural Society urges the necessity for the enact- 

 ment of a law to protect horticulturists against the breeding of such in- 

 sects in neglected plantations. 



Kecently, much attention has been given to the growing of small fruits. 

 C. E. Davison has about one thousand Ohio blackcaps, one, two and three 

 years planted, and the older plants bearing abundantly. Others in the vicin- 

 ity have one thousand plants, two years old, and six thousand mostly black- 

 caps, planted last spring. A number of persons are preparing to plant black- 

 caps largely for evaporating purposes. 



Many strawberries are being planted. The Captain Jack and Crescent are 

 the most common varieties, although the Vick is becoming popular. Late 

 frosts last spring destroyed fully three-fourths of the crop, except in the more 

 favorable localities, in some of which it was very abundant. 



In 1859 or '00 a nursery was commenced by A. E. Sawyer within what is 

 the present village of Wayland, but with the growth of the place, the ground 

 came to be needed for building purposes, and the stock was, therefore, sold 

 out and the enterj)rise abandoned. Quite a number of evergreen trees were 

 purposely left upon the ground, which have succeeded remarkably well, and 

 are now large trees. 



A commercial fruit eva]iorator has been in operation for the last four or 

 five years with fair success, in the adjacent town of Martin, but the enterprise 

 has now been abandoned on account of the failing health of the proprietor. 



The village park — a tract twenty-four rods square — was planted, from two 

 to five years since, with elms, maples, and evergreens, most of Avhich are 

 prospering. 



The grounds attached to the high school have, within the last three years, 

 been planted with a variety of shade trees, which are in a promising condi- 

 tion. The village streets have been planted with shade trees. Those planted 

 early are vigorous and healthy ; while those planted within the last five years 

 show more or less evidence of weakness. 



