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Wealthy, Delicious, Yellow Transparent, and Grimes Golden- 

 are all satisfactory, as are several others not so well known. 

 We have not done the summer pruning and pinching in, so 

 much used in Europe on the same type of trees. I do not 

 think it practical or necessary. 



What are the advantages of these trees? Having the 

 trees occupying the whole surface almost from the planting. 

 We did intercrop with vegetables the first two seasons. Ease 

 of management. The oldest trees stand to-day about five feet 

 high and broad. They can be allowed to reach seven, and 

 those on doucin stock about two more, and when so grown,, 

 all would be within easy reach from the ground, whether to 

 prune, spray, thin, or pick, and with proper care nearly every 

 fruit would be No. 1. How much of a crop will they 

 produce? I do not know yet as a whole. But that they can 

 and will bear a bushel per tree is evident, which would be at 

 the rate of over two hundred barrels or six hundred boxes per 

 acre. Those trees on doucin stock I think can readily double 

 this amount per tree. Even a much less crop would make 

 them very profitable. 



Some of the disadvantages would be the first cost of the 

 trees, and they could not be grown, so close at least, on rough 

 lands. As to the price of the trees. I think they are too high 

 at present. There is no reason why they should be any more 

 expensive than standards, particularly at the present price of 

 seedlings. I notice that one nurseryman this year quotes 

 them the same. They are in every respect as easy to grow. 

 W'e have grown nearly all of our own stock. 



No doubt the question would be asked, would you use 

 them? In reply, I will say that I did personally use, the 

 past season, all the surplus that we had as fillers, for which 

 they are eminently adapted. I think they will need more par- 

 ticular care at first to get into shai)e, Init not so much later 

 In the hands of an orchardist, I feel sure they can be made 

 profitable. On all small places they should be used much more 

 extensivelv. 



