98 The Horticulturist's Rule- Book. 



Time Required, from Setting, for Fruit-Plants to Bear, continued. 

 Gooseberrj^ — 1 year. Good crops in 3 and 3 yeai's. 

 Grape — Fair crop in 4 years. 

 Peach — 2 years. Good crop in 4 years. 

 Pear— 3 or 4 years. Fair crop in 6 to 12 years. 

 Persimmon, or Kaki— 1 to 3 j^ears. 

 Quince — 2 years. Good crop in 4 years. 

 Raspberry — 1 year. Good crop in 2 and 3 years. 

 Plum — 3 years. Good crop in 5 or 6 years. 

 Strawberry— 1 year. Heaviest crop usually in 2 years. 



3. Average Profitable Longevity of Fruit-Plants under High 

 Culture. 



Apple 25-40 years. 



Blackberry .... 8-12 " 



Currant 20 " 



Gooseberry 20 " 



Orange and Lemon, 50 or more. 

 Peach ....... 8-12 years. 



Pear 50-T5 years. 



Persimmon, or Kaki, as long 

 as an apple tree. 



Plum 20-25 years. 



Raspberry .... 8-12 " 

 Strawberry 3 " 



4. Average Yields Per Acre of Various Crops. 



The yields of those crops in which the salable products are 

 equal in number to the number of plants per acre, and in which 

 the product is sold by the piece, are to be calculated from the 

 planting-tables in Chapter X. — such as cabbage, celery, and the 

 like. 



Apples — A tree 20 to 30 years old may be expected to yield 

 from 25 to 40 bus. every alternate year. 



Artichoke— 200 to 300 bus. 



Beans, Green or Snai? — 75 to 120 bus. 

 *" Lima — 75 to 100 bus. of dry beans. 



Beet-400 to 700 bus. 



Carrots— 400 to 700 bus. 



Corn — 50 to 75 bus., shelled. 



Cranberry — 100 to 300 bus. 900 bus. have been reported. 



Cucumber — About 150,000 fruits per acre. 



Currant — 100 bus. 



Egg-Plant — 1 or 2 large fruits to the plant for the large sorts 

 like New York Purple, and from 3 to 8 fruits for the smaller 

 varieties. 



