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in coming into bearing. They are the oldest and largest trees, but 

 have thus far borne no fruit. 



East European pears are making a rapid growth, and thus far are 

 free from blight. 



Bokara peaches have borne one crop. The fruit is of good quality 

 and some larger than the average commercial size. 



[Note. — The following letter, from Colorado, offers some sugges- 

 tions along the same line:] 



LovELAND, Colo., September 11, 1895. 

 Mr. I. N. Leonard, Lincoln, Neb. — Dear Sir: In reading your 

 Horticultural Report of 1894 (Nebraska) I see in that on page 77 a 

 discussion of best methods of planting apple or other fruit trees. I 

 believe I can help you very much out of your troubles in a new 

 method which some of our board have adopted and recommended to 

 others in planting fruit trees. That method is to dynamite your holes 

 for trees. Take a sharp crow-bar and j)robe down three or four or 

 more feet, put down a half or a whole stick of dynamite with cap and 

 fuse attached, and carefully put in fine dirt at first on dynamite, and 

 as nearing the top tamp as solidly as you can. Set fire to the fuse, 

 step back a few feet. When it goes off you have a hole that is fit to 

 set any tree in. Clear out holes a little and put surface dirt to imbed 

 the tree. This will be worth thousands of dollars to Nebraska. 



Respectfully, W. B. Osborn. 



