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one hundred and thirty days ; forty of which were expended in 

 the care of the vines during the summer. 



Few, if any, of the vines died, and they appear now to have 

 become well rooted. The whole expense — the sanding done 

 at extremely low rates — has .been one hundred and eighty-five 

 dollars. 



Cranberries succeed on the shores of our ponds, particularly 

 on the south-western side, without artificial flowage. The only 

 cranberries raised in the town this season, on account of the 

 untimely June frost, were produced on this and the adjoining 

 farm. 



In order to derive a greater profit from my pear-trees, and 

 at the same time to have less care in marketing the many kinds 

 in cultivation, I have grafted three-fourths of my trees to the 

 Bartlett. 



Large and small trees were cut completely down, and as 

 many scions as necessary put in, thus forming the whole top at 

 once. 



The grafts have grown finely, many of them five or six feet ; 

 hardly one failed to take. 



The apple crop has been small, it not being the bearing year 

 with my orchards. Forty young trees — the Romanite apple — 

 have been set out. 



My large peach-trees were heavily laden with fruit, though 

 but very few trees are as yet large enough to bear. Some of 

 the three-year old trees produced a dozen or so. From the 

 rapid growth of the trees, induced by cultivation, hardly much 

 fruit can be expected for two or three years. Seventy-eight 

 head-trees were added to the peach-orchards in the spring. 



In speaking of the crops raised I would state, that every 

 item of expense* is to be found under the different heads of the 

 appended schedule, with the value of the product raised. A 

 debtor and credit account is necessary against each field, (the 

 farm is divided into twenty lots,) and at the end of the term the 

 whole amount will be shown. 



Corn. — One field was planted, an improved Western variety, 

 an account of which will be found in " statement" on premium 

 corn ; the other two lots were of the common Whitman corn ; 

 one manured with a compost of manure and peat, the other 

 with hen-manure and ashes. 

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