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Especially on the ridges or table lands of altitudes of 150 to 

 300 feet above the level of the valleys, the soil, although not of 

 the richest quality, is calculated to produce a good, uniform, 

 healthy growth of wood, which matures well and comes early into 

 bearing. The best fruit lands are underlaid by a deep, porous, red 

 marl, calculated to retain moisture and giving highly colored and 

 well flavored fruit. 



This portion of the country has been noted for the superior 

 quality of native or seedling peaches, such as Hyne^s, Surprise and 

 endless others that are claimed to be equal to our finest cultivated 

 sorts. 



Here is a field for horticultural research, one too, that doubt- 

 less may add valuable acquisitions to our cultivated list of peaches. 



WHAT TO DO WITH OUE SURPLUS FRUITS. 



BY A. W. m'PHERSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, 



Heretofore this has been a very important question, but now, 

 almost everyone who is the owner of even a few fruit trees is able 

 to answer the question intelligently. Heretofore that which pro- 

 perly came under the head of surplus fruit, was generally about 

 equal in quantity to that which was utilized, and a very, very large 

 proportion of the annual products of our orchard dropped and 

 rotted on the ground, and in that case, the orchardist was 

 damaged greatly in addition to the loss of his fruit by affording 

 the natural means for the propagation of various insect enemies. 

 But now, the answer to the question, what will we do with our 

 surplus fruit (since the introduction of evaporators in every section 

 of our country) is answered in a single sentence ! Take it to the 

 evaporators. 



This is all that need to be said, as it is evidently the best thing 

 that can be done with our surplus fruit of every kind, excepting 

 perhaps, blackberries, strawberries and grapes ; for every other 

 variety of fruits the evaporator can pay a fair price, a .price that 

 will pay very well for production. 



One single suggestion in regard to preventing a very common 

 waste of fruit, especially applicable to our summer varieties, many 

 of which are from four to six weeks ripening their fruit. Conse- 

 quently a person having but a few trees can hardly ever gather 



