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I pursued the same course, at whicli time the vow numbered about 

 one hundred thrifty trees. In 18-15, the largest of these I had 

 grafted, and at the present time one of these trees has fruit on it, 

 being only six years from seed, and four from graft. 



In 1846, I concluded to commence a small nursery of fruit trees. 

 Having previou:5 to this obtained Downing's work on Fruit and Fruit 

 trees, and also Thomas's and Kenrick's upon the same subject, I had 

 studied their manner of treating fruit trees, both in the nursery and 

 as standards, and could fancy much pleasure in the same. At this 

 time I sowed seed of various kinds, and bought a few seedlings suit- 

 able to bud the succeeding summer. My meadow being now about 

 completed and made dry, it gave me more room to extend my nur- 

 sery. In the spring of 184T, 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 dressing 

 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. Some- 

 times I work there myself by getting upon my hands and knees be- 

 tween two rows of trees, and trim or weed them as I creep along. 

 Sometimes I bud a few trees myself, but it being rather inconveni- 

 ent 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 attend 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 



Quince, - 377 



Whole number, including all varieties and sizes, 11,993 



Together with a great variety of Grape Vines, Strawberry Plants, 

 Gooseberry and Currant Bushes. The whole quantity of land culti- 

 vated is about one acre. There beiu"; about one third of an acre 



