VU1 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XL 



MANURING AND MULCHING 76 



Ash of the fruit 77 



Salt and lime mixture 78 



Composting manure 79 



Intelligent pear growers 80 



Liquid manure 81 



Charcoal bottoms 82 



Keep the surface moist 83 



The labor saved. . . 84 



CHAPTER XH. 



GATHERING FRUIT 85 



Pears with stems 86 



Fruit room 87 



The proper date of ripening , 88 



How to keep pears 89 



CHAPTER XHI. 



MARKETING PEARS 90 



Careless packing 91 



Dishonest dealings 92 



Packing pears for market 93 



Fancy fruit dealer 94 



Sending fruit by railroad 95 



