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tion. By this method the 
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WM. SOMERVILLE, SUPT. 
Our fruit trees passed the winter and came out in the spring in 
good shape. The winter had apparently not injured anything that 
bears fruit. The apple and plum trees came out in such bloom that 
there appeared no room for any more blossoms, but the late frost 
upset our calculations for a large crop, and we had to be content 
_ with what we got: that was, a small crop of plums, enough for our 
family use. 
As for apples we raised more in proportion than our neighbors, 
which I attribute largely to the evergreen hedge that surronds our 
orchard. I believe more than three-fourths of the crop of little 
apples on the farm that had been frozen fell off; yet we had more 
than I expected after seeing so many fall off the trees. 
Mr. Knapp, the stewart of the insane asylum at Rochester, and Dr. 
Kilbourne, of the same place, came to see us while the apples were 
sti 1 on the trees and contracted for what we kad with the exception 
of what we wanted for home market and use. We sold them 
400 bushels, 200 bushels of Duchess and Striped Anis and some 
other summer varieties, for fifty cents per bushel, and over 200 
bushels of fall and winter varieties, such as Wealthy, Hibernal, Pat- 
ten’s Greening and others, at sixty cents per bushel. Including our 
home market, our crop was 600 bushels at least, and for an off year 
and for a June freeze we came out as well as could be expected. 
Our berry crop was light, the freeze killing most of the blooms. 
Our grapes were a fair crop. 
Considering the season, our fruit trees have all ripened wood in 
good shape and are going into winter quarters in good condition, 
though I fear the dryness of the ground may be against them, 
especially on light so:1l. 
THE RIGHT WAY TO SET OUT TOMATO PLANTS.— Young tomato 
plants when growing up thickly in hotbeds or flats will invariably 
become spindling and weak. If planted out in the usual way, they 
have either to be inserted } 
so deep that the roots will 
come in direct contract with 
the poorer subsoil, or the 
stems bend over and the 
tops fall upon the surface 
ofthe ground;and they will 
never make strong, healthy 
plants. Of course, strong, 
short, stocky plants are the 
best to set out, but if these 
cannot be had spindling 
plants may be made just 
as serviceable if planted 
as shown in our illustra- 
fine roots are nearer to the ! 
surface and the part of the stem underground will soon strike addi- 
tional roots, thus giving the plant still more substance and nour- 
ishment. 
