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better fruit of this kind than the states 

 of California. Oregon. Washington and 

 Idaho, where immense quantities of the 

 very finest quality are produced. In these 

 states the Bartlett is the leader. Perhaps 

 more Bartletts are grown here than all 

 other varieties combined. 



The Dartlett is an early bearer, will 

 begin to bear at the age of three years 

 and from that time forward will bear all 

 that the tree can support. They ripen 

 irregularly and are therefore generally 



picked at three different times. The first 

 picking takes off the largest, most ma- 

 ture as soon as they are well enough de- 

 veloped for the market, and this lightens 

 the tree so that it will not break under 

 its load. This allows those left on the 

 tree to develop into marketable sizes. 

 The second picking is a week or so later, 

 and takes those next in development and 

 maturity. The third picking is a week or 

 more later than the second and finishes 

 the crop. Some persons pick four times. 



I'ear Tree I'i'} Years Oh], on tlie Old Morrison Karra near Cozad. West Virginia. 



