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and made dry, it gave me more room to extend my nursery. 

 In the spring of 1847, I grafted a few apple trees on the root, 

 with good success, and the following July commenced budding 

 for the first time. At the present time I have my land so com- 

 pletely covered with trees, that I am forced to convey the dress- 

 ing to it in a wheelbarrow. 



Although I can do but little in the nursery myself, I usually 

 go into it every day, (upon the wheelbarrow) and see what is 

 in the most need of being done, and lay out the work for the 

 day. Sometimes I work there myself, by getting upon my 

 hands and knees between two rows of trees, and trim or weed 

 them as I creep along. Sometimes I bud a few trees myself, 

 but it being rather inconvenient for me to do this work, — I 

 consider it better to work in the shop, and hire the budding 

 done. It requires nearly all the work of one man now to at- 

 tend to the nursery. The number of trees on the place at the 

 present time is as follows : 



Apple, 6787 



Plum, 388 



Cherry, 814 



Pear, 2947 



Peaches, Apricots and Nectarines, - - 640 



Q,uince, ------- 377 



Whole number, including all varieties and sizes, 11,953 



Together with a great variety of Grape Vines, Strawberry 

 Plants, Gooseberry and Currant Bushes. The whole quantity 

 of land cultivated is about one acre, there being about one 

 third of an acre used for yard, buildings, &c. I raise between 

 the rows of trees the various kinds of vegetables needful for 

 family use. 



One row of apple trees, one hundred and twenty-five feet in 

 length, and containing four hundred trees, budded September 

 last, now stand five and a half feet high, of the present year's 

 growth. But to be more sure of a good growth another year 

 I intend to transplant some of them. My apple trees have 

 borne but little fruit yet, which I account for by the rapid 

 growth they are making. My stone fruit trees would yield me 



