354 BARNSTABLE SOCIETY. 



Harvesting and securing corn, - - 6 50 



Interest and taxes, - - - 3 00 



57 64 



Profit, - - $21 69 



Present value of field, $100. 

 Harwich, October 14, 1850. 



Fruit and Forest Trees. 



The great difficulty in the cultivation of fruit trees in this 

 region, is the legions of insects that infest both the trees and 

 fruit ; rendering the attempt extremely discouraging. Your 

 committee have, however, examined an orchard belonging to 

 Lot Hinckley, of Barnstable, consisting of thirty-two apple 

 trees, from grafts and buddings of two, three and four years, 

 and one hundred and fifty quince trees. Although the season 

 for the production of quinces has been very favorable, these 

 look well, in comparison with others. We therefore recom- 

 mend the award of the first premium of five dollars, on his 

 apple trees, and two dollars on his quinces. The committee 

 have also examined a young orchard of about fifty trees, in 

 good condition, set out since 1846. They look flourishing and 

 the committee award him a premium of three dollars. 



Enoch Shove has also presented for premium, an orchard of 

 ninety-six pear trees, planted in 1847, 1848, and 1849 ; the first 

 planted bear fruit this year, and are all growing luxuriantly, 

 and we award him a premium of three dollars. 



There was only one lot of forest trees offered for a premium, 

 which was a lot of pines, of seven acres, belonging to S. B. 

 Phinney. Your committee have awarded him a premium of 

 four dollars. 



Z. D. BASSETT, Chairman. 



S. B. PJtinney''s Statement. 



The following is my statement, relative to a piece of young 

 woodland, planted from seed of the common pitch pine, in the 

 autumn of 1845. The lot upon which this seed was planted. 



