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work with canvass stretched under the tree, and jarring- the tree to 

 shake the pests down, and carefully killing- them. I found but few — 

 not one to where there was thirty last year — concluded our last year's 

 catcliing- had the good effect to hold them in check so far that they 

 would do little or no harm this year, and quit hunting them. 



Cultivated the orchard thoroughly, picked up and destroyed the 

 wormy fruit as it fell. Began shipping north by express in twenty- 

 four-quart cases on the 6th of July, and shipped the last July 31. ^Qt 

 proceeds, 81.75 per case; total from one-half acre, 8156. 



The Wild Goose is grafted on Wild Plum — Sloe — stocks. About 

 ten years ago a wind storm broke off several trees near the ground at 

 one end of the orchard. Several shoots from the Sloe stocks grew 

 into trees and bore abundantly. I found that most of our Wild Goose 

 fruit grew on those trees nearest the Sloes, and I feel safe in saying 

 that three-fourths of all the Wild Goose picked from that orchard came 

 from the one-half of the trees that stood nearest to the wild trees. I 

 am satisfied beyond a doubt that in order to make sure of good crops 

 of the Wild Goose, they must be fertilized by the Pollen of other varie- 

 ties. I made one small shipment of very nice Miner Plums for a neigh- 

 bor. Net proceeds, 81 per case. Eeported slow sale on account of 

 native plums being- plenty in the market I am confident that the early 

 varieties of our native plums are the most profitable for market. 



EARLY APPLES 

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were abundant. I began with Early Harvest, our standard earliest 

 apple. Shipped north by express, netting 90 cents per bushel at first, and 

 dropping to 35 cents, but coming- up again on good fall apples to 50 

 cents. 



From experience of years I am convinced that good varieties of 

 early summer and fall apples, selected so as to ripen in succession, will 

 pay well if properly picked and handled. 



WINTER VARIETIES 



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mostly set very full. Winesap, as I then thought, had enough for one- 

 half crop. All varieties grew well till checked by the severest drouth 

 we have had for years. 



Ben Davis seemed to suffer most, which I attribute in part to the 

 roots running nearer the surface than the roots of most varieties, and 

 partly to the fact that being so large an apple there were too many set 

 for the trees to mature well. By July they were badly crowded, and 



