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the first vineyard, foL-i tin r with otli.r fruits, nenr tlie 

 moutli of tlie Fiscataq i;i ri\ ir, timw IN.rtsnioutli. Tliere 

 are many such old horticultural landmarks. 



The native fruits are only too abundant in the state 

 at the present time. The old idea that the destination 

 of the apple was the cider barrel got so strong a foot- 

 Kold in some sections that, as the virgin soils began t(. 



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decline and the wheat crop and its associates in agri- 

 cultural operations moved on to the West, it was not 

 thought worth while to adopt modern methods of fruit- 

 growing. In other sections, however, quite the reverse 

 is true, as there are signs of awakening at later dates. 

 Some towns are noted for their large areas of old or- 

 chards still in hearinc but rapidly declining. In one 

 town where fruni "jn.ood to ;',0,000 barrels of apples have 

 been shippc^l in ;i Iruii -.■.■is.m, the industry has now 

 nearly run <'iii. i b.w i\ t i-, the land containing these 

 old trees is, it is sni.l, w.ii-tli twice as much as other 

 land. Comparatively tow new trees have been set in 

 this section, and it is found that the whole industry is 

 the result of one man's interest and labor two genera- 

 tions ago. 



In some places grafting the native apple trees to 

 Baldwins or the improved fruits has been very exten- 

 sively practiced, with good results. Where this has 

 been done, however, the trees are now old, and as cul- 

 tivation and renovation of orcbnrds have scarcely ever 

 been practiced, they are naturtillv mi tlic dc-line. 



While the.se conditions are iicii ilm i.iin:.'. ili' y never- 

 theless show what must be c.v.ir..iiir in tlic future. 

 However, it is surprising to sei- what :i .piatitify of fruit 

 is raised in favorable seasons, and this goes to show 

 that under intelligent and progressive management 

 success will be assured. 



At present the horticultural interests are gradually 



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being better tmdc 

 the right direction. There are many things accountable 

 for this awakening. The people are coming to realize 

 that there are newer and better methods, and that the 

 new agriculture stands for more business and energy. 

 The development of this condition is coming through 

 the efforts of the grange, experiment stations, the 

 agricultural press. State Board of Agriculture, and 

 agricultural teaching in state colleges, -all of which 

 have in the main the same ohjrrfs in view. 



Ha 



Htild- 



solllh- 



the Bethel is l.niiL' ].|:iiii..l .nni. it i- iIm.ul^IiI. «ill be 

 to this section what iIh. I'.al,l« m is t^i ili.. ,,ilirr. .\linost 

 all other varietirs ,-,,i,iiim,i, t^ Nru ^^,|■k :<!■•' -ic.vmi with 

 equally good stic.-.ss. IImh in tl:,' Wlnir .Mnniitaiu re- 

 gion it is beingdemonstrtitc. I that ..rchanliiif,' is a worthy 

 industry. A list of apph's ad;i|itr.l to thr iK.ithern 

 part of the state, named in mahr i>f tlirir fi|>i-iiing, as 

 furnished by Mr. J. D. H"w. ..f Laii.tisl.r. a large 

 fruit-grower, is as follows : Yc How Tran.sparent, Tetof- 

 sky. White Astracliaii. 1{. .1 Astrachan, Peach, Duchess 

 of Oldenburg, St. I;a\\ m iin-. Alexander, Fall Jennet- 

 ting, Pameuse, W.althx, Noilhead, Porter, Talman 

 Sweet, Gideon, Bctli.I, Nl.lntosh Red, Twenty Ounce, 

 Yellow Bellflower, Xorthern Spy, Stark and Ben Davis, 



Pears and plums do very well generally throughout 

 the state. Peaches do fairly well in the southern part. 

 During 1897 and 1898 there was a very fine crop. The 

 varieties of greatest value are Mountain Rose and Early 

 Cr vfoi 1 Small fruitb generally are easily grown in 

 the state 



The 11 f 1 q te commonly on the stone 



Till s thern part of the state are 



t t wildings showing indica- 



1 od Many of them are very 



N an-y advantages for horticul- 



t ral 1 k s are iisually good and within 



e y cc an 1 tl e g eat number of summer boarders 



1 n akes a ready n arket It is also within easy 

 iH h of export t g station which in seasons of large 

 crops is an advantage. p. ^vm. Rank. 



New Hampshire is a small state, and may well be 

 called a land of horticultural possibilities rather than 

 achievement. With some of the best markets in the 

 country within a day's journey, and the rapid extension 

 of electric railroads, both in mileage and usefulness, 

 there seems no good reason why all the hardier kinds 

 of fruit may not be raised at a profit. 



The southern half of th. -i iii i hi':-, hut can hardly 

 be called mount.iiii.u-. I' ! i ,. -.veral fertile 



valleys with exciili m . i i ■ -ardening and 



small-fruit raisin -. '11 m u| ; pi. -i,, r ai>ples of fine 



quality cvi-n iitid. r tlio ].i. -. jii - , -;, m of iietrlcct. and 

 it would so, .111 that ill tlii- whoio toui.iti roinniercial 



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and 



tries, 



northern half of ilo- stair; lirvr, il-r , ,,i 



tourists and visitors in Mininnr. an.l lum 



ter will probably rontimio to ho iho ha.li 



unless rational niothods of foia.st iiiantii^oinciit arc too 



long postponed. 



It is recorded that a vineyard and other fruits were 

 set out on the eastern coast of New Hampshire as early 

 as 1623. Doubtless much of this succumbed to the 

 severity of the long winters, and it is the apple alone 

 that stands lout preeminent in horticultural history as 

 the fruit of the Granite State. Many of the early set 

 tiers came from the southwestern counties of England. 

 To them cider and perrv seonipd almost as necessary 

 as food, and verv soon aftor tli.ir arrival they began to 

 set orchards of a|i|.|i- ati.l i.. ars. Their particular ob- 

 ject was not tin- fruit it-. If. hut the beverages made 

 from it. The followini; iiiiu is taken from one of the 

 many town histories that have been published in New 

 Hampshire, and although it may be slightly exaggerated, 

 it gives some idea of the apple industry one hundred 

 years ago: 



