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pleased with his farm and the general indications of neatness 

 and good husbandry ; but on entering his house we found it was 

 not all outside show. 



We next visited Dr. C. C. Field's orchard, in Leominster. 

 His trees have been planted nine and ten years, all the same 

 age from the budding, are in a good bearing condition, remark- 

 ably uniform in size and appearance. There are one hundred 

 and eighty trees, mostly Baldwins. They were carfully selected 

 and planted by a gentleman who understands the business. 

 The soil is a strong slaty loam, sloping gently to the south- 

 west ; the trees are all healthy and very perfect ; it is a beauti- 

 ful orchard. The statement of Dr. Field will give his mode of 

 cultivation and general management of his trees, and contains 

 some very good suggestions, which see. 



Joseph Peirce's orchard is in the village of Fitchburg, on 

 Prospect Street ; contains thirty-three trees, on a pretty steep, 

 side hill, sloping to the east or south-east. His trees are not as 

 uniform in size and appearance as Dr. Field's ; has some very 

 good trees — the soil is a clayey loam on a clay subsoil ; has 

 been troubled with the borer considerably, and thinks his trees 

 have been injured by potash water, used before he bought the 

 orchard. His trees are now growing well, the land is in good 

 cultivation, and he intends keeping it so. 



Addison Hubbard's is near the village of Fitchburg, on 

 Mechanic Street ; is located on a steep side hill, with nearly the 

 same inclination to the east and south-east as Mr. Pierce's — 

 soil gravelly loam, resting on clay and mica slate ; his orchard 

 contains 118 trees. His statement shows the manner he obtained 

 his trees ; they are set only one and a half rods apart, which is 

 quite too near. Mr. Hubbard has at present a very good orch- 

 ard, producing well ; they have been planted from twelve to 

 fifteen years. What has been done in this orchard has mostly 

 been done by Mr. Hubbard's own hands, and it is not a little ; 

 he deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. He 

 obtained the second premium on his orchard in 1855 ; he could 

 now only compete for the first. We found those we thought 

 better. 



We have next to notice the orchard of our president. Dr. Jabez 

 Fisher. Here we spent several hours, with much pleasure and 

 some profit. His statement is full and particular, and for most 



