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even as far north as Massachusetts; he must not expect to get a crop 

 every year, but when he does get a crop, the price at which it sells will 

 fully make up for the years they do not bear. I have sold peaches as 

 high as $6.00 per bushel, and a crop of 800 bushels gave me an average 

 of $3.50 per bushel. 



Varieties differ greatly in their ability to resist extreme cold with- 

 out injury in both their wood and fruit buds. With me the Old Mixon 

 has given the best returns and is the least injured by severe cold. 

 Trees of this variety, in my orchard, were well loaded with fruit the past 

 season, notwithstanding the thermometer stood, on the morning of Jan- 

 uary 22nd, 22° below zero, and 25" below zero, the 23rd. 



The plum is another fruit most people pass by when setting out an 

 orchard, for the simple reason that they think it a hard fruit to grow, 

 and do not take the trouble to thoroughly post themselves as to the care 

 and cultivation necessary to make it a success. 



The chief obstacles in the way of successful plum culture are black 

 rot, rotting of the fruit and the curculio. The last is very easily con- 

 troled and instead of looking upon it as an enemy, I am almost inclined 

 to call it a friend, for a simple mention of its name frightens many peo- 

 ple out of planting this fruit, and in this way keeps our markets from 

 being over-stocked, so that much better prices are obtained. 



The most profitable varieties are Lombard, Washington, Bradshaw, 

 German Prune and Damsons. In price this fruit varies greatly one year 

 with another ; and often a few days time will make a difference of from 

 one to three dollars per bushel. The ruling price one season with an- 

 other is about $3 00 per bushel, }'et I have known choice fruit sell as 

 high as $8.00 per bushel. 



Cherries are grown to a very limited extent and are hardly classed 

 as a market product. 



Our seasons are too short to make grape culture on an extended 

 scale attractive or profitable, as we cannot expect to ripen a crop more 

 than three years out of five. The Concord is our most popular grape. 

 With good culture and covering the vines in winter, the Delaware does 

 well. Moores Early seems to promise to become a valuable variety, and 

 may, as it becomes better known, replace the Concord. The Worden is 

 another popular grape with many ; but, with our short seasons, the Moores 

 Early in my opinion is the most desirable. By girdling the vines we 

 produce much larger berries and hasten the ripening fully two weeks, 

 but care must be used else one may ruin his vines. 



Of small fruits the strawberry is grown most extensively. The 

 matted row is the system generally adopted. If the ground is very 



