72 



orchards are not yet in bearing, being from one to five years 

 old from the time of transplanting. 



The value of the apple crop in this county for 1891 was 

 estimated at $200,000. 



Some of the larger orchards are as follows: 



McNair Bros. , 700 acres. 



L. B. Parsons, 150 acres. 



Thos. Lowry, 150 acres. 



Meyer Bros., 150 acres. 



JASPER COUNTY. 



(Reported by ,1. W. Honey, Newton.) 



Estimated plantations of commercial apple orchards is 

 3,083 acres. No account is made of the numerous orchards 

 for family use. Besides the apple orchards there are 20 acres 

 of pears, 20 acres of peaches, 8 acres of quinces, and 5 acres 

 of raspberries in the county. 



The names of the owners of, and areas in acres of the 

 larger orchards are as follows: 



J. W. Honey Apple, 100; pear, 15; Quinces, 6. 



O. S. Scott Apple, 100. 



G. W. Fithian Apple, 90; peaches, 10. 



W. R. Carrico Apple, 50. 



L. Matthews Apple, 50. 



W. Beatty Apple, 60. 



T. R. Barker Apple, 60. 



Adam Pranks Apple, 50. 



P. Jackson Apple, 40; quinces, 2. 



Wm. Mason Apple, 40. 



J. J. Keavin Apple, 40. 



D. Adams Apple, 40. 



G. A. Lemey Apple, 40. 



N. Carter Apple, 40. 



Mr. Gedded Apple, 40. 



H. Kendall Apple, 40. 



G. W. Guess Apple. 40. 



Merrick Bros. Apple, 80. 



Mr. Freeman Apple, 40. 



J. J. Trexlar Apple, 40. 



