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when some of the trees, planted then nine years, produced more than 

 two bushels of perfect cherries, free from worms, and fit to set before 

 a king. This year, 1898, the crop was not increased above that of last 

 year, but instead there was a light crop, due to severe freeezes, which 

 occurred on April 4 and 5. Ice formed one-half inch thick and the 

 mercury stood at twenty-two degrees. Nearly all varieties of cherries 

 were in full bloom, and most of the fruit was destroyed. 



To show the hardiness of cherries in comparison with other fruits, 

 I will state that this freeze killed all the fruit in ray peach orchard, 

 and also the greater part of my apples. None of the sweet types 

 stood the freeze well enough to produce fruit. I have planted in my 

 test orchard the following varieties : May Duke, Large Montmorency, 

 Early Richmond, Ostheim, Wragg, Large English Morello, Sudie, 

 Windsor, Yellow Spanish, and Black Tartarian. The three last named 

 are sweet or Bigarreau type. All others bore, some trees quite full, 

 while some only a few. 



My elevation is 2300 feet above sea-level, and 1200 feet above the 

 Tennessee river. My soil is a sandy loam. 



They should not be trimmed too high — three to three and a half 

 feet is about right. They need very little or no trimming after the 

 first two or three years. Do not form a crotch or forked tree, but an 

 evenly balanced head. If any of your little trees are forked, either 

 cherry or any other kind of fruit-trees, when they come from the 

 nursery (though they should never be), you should cut off one of the 

 limbs, and though it may not make a pleasing sight at the time, it will 

 soon balance up all right. 



THE CHERRY. 



By S. H. Linton, Marceliae, Mo. 



Practical horticulturists are anxious to have all varieties of fruit 

 come up to a standard. From a general view over the country, the 

 cherry is crowded out by other fruits, because the cherry is less under- 

 stood and therefore less appreciated. Striking a line east and west 

 with the south line of Missouri and another line east and west along 

 the center of Iowa, between these lines, from the Atlantic to the Pa- 

 cific coasts, Morello cherries give paying crops if planted in ground 

 agreeable to their nature and given proiDer care. There are many lo- 

 calities within this area that do not produce cherries sufficient to sup- 

 ply their local market. This should not be the case with progressive 

 fruit men. The cherry demands a dry clay soil. They are rather deep 

 rooted and great feeders, and, if given too much humus, will take up 



