98 The Horticulturist 's Rule- Book. 



Time required, from Setting, for Fruit Plants to Bear, continued. 

 Cranberry 3 years gives a fair crop. 

 Currant i year. Good crop in 2 and 3 years. 

 Gooseberry i year. Good crop in 2 and 3 years. 

 Grape Fair crop in 4 years. 

 Peach 2 years. Good crop in 4 years, 

 Pear 3 or 4 years. Fair crop in 12 years. 

 Persimmon, or Kaki i to 3 years. 

 Quince 2 years. Good crop in 4 years. 

 Raspberry i year. Good crops in 2 and 3 years. 

 Plum 3 years. Good crop in 5 or 6 years. 

 Strawberry i year. Heaviest crop usually in 2 years. 



3. Average Profitable Longevity of Fruit Plants under High 

 Culture. 



Apple 2 5~4 years. 



Blackberry 12-15 ' ' 



Currant 20 " 



Gooseberry 20 " 



Orange and Lemon, 50 or 

 more. 



Pear 5~75 years. 



Persimmon, or Kaki, as long 

 as an apple tree. 



Plum 20-25 " 



Raspberry 12-15 " 



Strawberry 3 " 



Peach . 8-12 



4. Average 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 Chapter X. Such are cabbage, cel- 

 ery, and the like. 



Apples A tree 20 to 30 years old may be expected to yield 

 from 25 to 40 bus. every alternate year. 



Artichoke 200 to 300 bus. 



Beans, Green or Snap 75 to 120 bus. 



" ' Lima 75 to 100 bu. of dry beans. 



Beet 400 to 700 bus. 



Carrots 400 to 700 bus. 



Corn 50-75 bus., shelled. 



