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pounds of turnips. On this piece, containing about two-thirds 

 of an acre, we had three hundred and thirty-seven bushels. 



If I had not ah^eady made this statement too long, I might 

 speak of the effects of different kinds of manure upon the squash 

 crop and the cabbage. 



ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS. 



MIDDLESEX. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



There are few subjects connected with the agricultural in- 

 dustry of the county of Middlesex of more vital importance 

 than those under consideration, viz., its orchards, vineyards and 

 gardens. 



At present, its orchards — apple, peach and cherry — have, in 

 a great measure, lost their past fruitfulness, and give no high 

 promise for the future. Pear orchards are more promising, al- 

 though blight and disease have found their way into them ; and 

 unless some new developments in science or art are found to 

 aid the cultivator in arresting their progress, may yet destroy 

 their fertility, as they have of the apple, peach and cherry. It 

 is hoped that men of science may yet discover a remedy suffi- 

 ciently cheap and practical to avert so great a loss. 



With regard to vineyards, the Committee tind much gratifi- 

 cation in observing that a fruit is now extensively cultivated 

 which is adapted to light, warm lands, of easy cultivation, and 

 not among our best lands for the production of the grasses or 

 the cereal grains. 



If the reader will refer to the statement of Mr. Moore, which 

 is subjoined, he will find described such a soil as we refer to, 

 and which is yielding the grape in the most luxuriant profusion, 

 and, according to his statement, without the aid of high manur- 

 ing. Indeed, he considers high manuring pernicious rather 

 than useful. The land upon which Mr. Wheeler's vineyard is 

 set is of a similar character. Both are what arc termed sandy 

 loams, though we should judge that there is a higher percent- 

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