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east: planted my trees 16x20 feet; pay one cent per quart for gathering them; 

 my family do most of the work; market in crates holding twenty-four boxes; 

 sell at Goodland, Colby, Norton, Oberlin, and the orchard, receiving $1.85 

 with stems on, §2.10 stems off, and $3 per bushel at the orchard. Have 

 grown, budded and grafted all my own trees. If planting over, I would 

 set out Valdimir, English Morello, Montmorency, Early Richmond, Olivet, 

 Ostheim, Empress, and also a large sweet, luscious late variety [Late Duke], 

 name unknown. My neighbors grow a few cherries, but buy most of them from 

 me. I consider the cherry business "a gold mine" in this locality. They are 

 troubled with no insects. Let my chickens run in the cherry orchard. Never 

 irrigate nor mulch my trees, but cultivate often. We plant yearling trees, by 

 plowing a ditch as deep as can be ; then plant trees deep and mulch at once ; rains 

 fill ditch ; cultivate often ; trees bear second year. Youcg orchard five years old 

 averages a crate per tree, worth $2; seven-year-old orchard, one bushel each. 

 Trees planted in 1890 are failing, losing vigor. We planted 1000 trees last spring; 

 all are looking fine. Can't supply the demand. Will put out 1000 trees in 

 190L [Mr. Sayles sent to this office, on July 18, 1900, some splendid specimens 

 of Late Duke, also fine Morellos, from three- and four-year-old trees. — Sec] 



P. Wagner, Dresden, Decatur county. — Have twenty cherry trees in bear- 

 ing — fifteen sour and five sweet. Cannot tell which are the best bearers, as 

 they are just coming into bearing. My soil is a clay loam, sloping to the east: 

 plant sixteen feet apart. Neighbors are growing some cherries. I consider them 

 a good paying crop in this locality: they are troubled with no insect. Do not ir- 

 rigate my trees. 



Isaac Clark, Oberlin, Decatur county. — I have seventy cherry trees, planted 

 eleven years, fifty of which are sour and ten sweet varieties; all do well. My soil 

 is sand and clay, with a northern slope. Plant fifteen feet apart: gather the fruit 

 in July ; market in boxes, at Oberlin, receiving from eight to ten cents per quart. 

 Have never grown, budded or grafted my own trees. My neighbors grow cher- 

 ries ; I consider them a good paying crop. They are troubled with grasshoppers, 

 but we do nothing for them. Do not irrigate my trees. 



I. M. Taylor, Richmond, Franklin county. — I have six cherry trees in bear- 

 ing, which have been planted twelve years; they are the Early Richmond. My 

 soil is a sandy loam, sloping to the east. Use all the fruit at home. Have never 

 grown, budded or grafted my own trees. If planting over, I would put out Early 

 Richmond. My neighbors grow only enough for home use. I would not con- 

 sider them a good paying crop in this locality. They are troubled with worms, 

 for which we do nothing. 



John Bailey, Harper, Harper county. — I have about twenty cherry trees in 

 bearing, planted frci four to ten years. Those bearing best are Early Rich- 

 mond and Large Morello. My soil is black, sandy loam, level. I plant twenty 

 feet apart. Sell the fruit in Harper, receiving from five to seven cents per quart. 

 Have never grown, budded or grafted my own trees. If doing it all over again, 

 I would plant Early Richmond and Morello, and any other varieties that have 

 proven a success in this county. My neighbors grow cherries. I consider them 

 a good paying crop. Have had very little trouble with insects. Do not irrigate. 

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