ON FRUIT TREES. 49 



ON PRUIT TREES. 



The Committee on Nurseries of Fruit Trees, respectfully Re- 

 port: 



That the number of nurseries entered for premium was four, viz ; 

 Wm. G. Lal-.e, Topsfield, James B. Cole, Beverly, Samuel C. Pit- 

 man, Lynn, and Charles F. Putnam, Salem. Annexed are the state- 

 ments of each of these gentlemen. 



In view of all the circumstances your committee award, 

 To Wm. G. Lake, of Topsfield, the 1st premium of $10 



To Charles F. Putnam, of Salem, the 2d " 8 



To Samuel C. Pitman, of Lynn, the 3d " Wash- 



ington's Letters on Agriculture. 

 Your committee also recommend a gratuity of four dollars to 

 James B. Cole, of Beverly. 



Your Committee have also viewed two peach orchards, and have 

 concluded for various reasons not to award premiums for them. 

 For the Committee, 



RICHARD P. WATERS. 

 North Beverly, November 10th, 1847. 



WILLIAM G. LAKE'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Fruit Tree : 



GentlemejST, — The trees which I offer for your consideration, con- 

 sist of about fifteen hundred apple trees, from one to three years up- 

 on the bud, standing upon about one and a half acres of my nurse- 

 ry ground. The land was prepared in the following manner, viz ; a 

 part of it was ploughed, and planted with potatoes, and manured in the 

 usual manner, the other part of the land was manured and sowed 

 with the seed. I transplanted them out into nursery lands at one and 

 two years old from the seed, and budded the same season. Many of 

 the buds have made wood to the height of five and six feet the past 

 season. No manure has been put upon the land since they were set 

 out. 



The peach orchard which I offer for your consideration, consists of 

 about four hundred and fifty trees, about two hundred and fifty of 



