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apples packed for market is worthy of notice and publication. 

 Mr. Hall sold from eight acres of bearing trees, eighty barrels 

 of fall apples, worth ten shillings a barrel, five hundred and 

 fifty-six barrels of winter fruit, for which he received twelve 

 hundred and forty-five dollars. We think this ought to be 

 enough to encourage every farmer to plant a few acres of land 

 to fruit trees. Mr. Hall will realize a clear profit of eleven 

 hundred and fifty dollars from these eight acres of land. His 

 apples were mostly Baldwins and Bellflowers. This orchard is 

 14 years old, but it is not yet in its prime. A farmer can 

 make no better investment than to set a few acres of his farm 

 with fruit trees." 



SELECTION OF APPLES FOR ORCHARDS. 



We have received the following communication, from E. W. 

 Coykendall, Secretary of Club, relative to the selection of apples 

 adapted to the wants of Michigan, from the fruit-growers near 

 Romeo. We hope that other localities will give us their views 

 on the same subject, which is one of considerable importance 

 to those setting out orchards : 



To tlie Editor of the Michigan Farmer : 



At one of the meetings of the Union Farmers' Club of 



Romeo, it was 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to make 

 up a list of apples best adapted to our Western climate, and 

 the same be reported to the Michigan Farmer. 



The following varieties were reported by the committee 



chosen : 



Summer. — Codling, Red Astrachau, and Sweet Bough. 

 Autumn. — Fameuse, Holland Pippin, and Porter. 

 Winter. — Rhode Island Greening, Canada Red, Baldwin, 

 Northern Spy, E^opus Spitzenburg. 



URIEL DAY, 



JAMES STEPHENS, 



J. E. DAY, 



Committee. 



