124 HORTICULTURIST'S RULE-BOOK. 



Cranberry 3 years gives a fair crop. 

 Currant 1 year. Good crops in 2 and 3 years. 

 Gooseberry 1 year. Good crops in 2 and 3 years. 

 Grape Fair crop in 4 years. 

 Peach 2 years. Good crop in 4 and 5 years. 

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

 5 to 7 years. 



Persimmon, or Kaki 1 to 3 years. 

 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. Pear .... 50-75 years. 



Blackberry . . 6-12 " Persimmon, or Kaki, as long 



Currant ... 20 " as an apple tree. 



Gooseberry . . 20 " Plum .... 20-25 years. 



Orange and Lemon, 50 or more. Raspberry . . 6-12 



Peach .... 8-12 years. Strawberry . . 1-3 " 



When serious trouble from diseases is to be apprehended, 

 the plantation may be brought into early fruiting and then 

 destroyed before the disease makes great headway. This is 

 particularly applicable to blackberries, raspberries, and straw- 

 berries. 



4. Average Full 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 Chap. 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 bushels every alternate year. 



