704 COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO. 



B. C. STANLEY, 



DAMASCONVILLE, COLUMBIAKA COUNTY. 



Fruit Growing — Two Methods — Reasons for Failures — 

 Birds Our Best Friends. 



FRUIT GROWING. 



" Have you seen the orchard neighbor B. set out last 

 week ? I reiilly believe Jie thinks he can beat me in growing 

 fruit. He has jilanted out four hundred apple trees, besides 

 several hundred peach and pear, cherry, plum, etc. Of apples 

 he plants but ten varieties, while in my orchard, planted at the 

 same time, and with the same number of trees, I have some 

 fifty varieties. I think Mr. B. is missing it badly. Why, 

 before he planted the trees, he had two teams plowing, one 

 following* after the other, ' subsoiling,' I believe he calls it; 

 and after he got it plowed, he fooled days getting tlie ground 

 ready to plant ; and then again he dug such lai-ge holes for the 

 trees. I tell you it is all nonsense, and a waste of time. I can 

 prepare ground and plant trees three times as fast as he can. 

 And you see he has cut the tops nearly all off, and trimmed 

 them until they look like Avhip-stalks, and are nowhere by the 

 side of mine, with nice tops, and look as though they might 

 bear fruit next year. I intend to show him, with my list of 

 varieties and large trees, that in ten years I will have made, or 

 have my trees in shape to make, more money out of my orchard 

 than he has, or will have made out of his." 



SECOND PART. 



It is ten years since the above orcliards were planted out. 

 The trees were procured from the same nursery, at the same 

 time, and all were of same age and qualit3\ I visit Mr. A, of 

 the first part, and ask him about his orchard, fruit prospects, 

 etc. " I see you are picking your apples." 



