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Question 15. A cool, dry place is best to keep them. 

 Have never tried a refrigerator. Think there is more 

 money to me in selling pears in their season. 



Question 16. When they will come off in the hand 

 by a slight pull ; kept until they are a pale yellow ; not 

 too long ; in peach baskets. 



Question 17. Have no experience. Is pear grow- 

 ing profitable with you ? Fairly so, the blight has in- 

 jured many of my trees. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. 16. 



Question i . Standard : 50 Clapps Favorite, 400 Bart- 

 lett, 150 Sheldon, 50 Duchess, 200 Seckel, 50 Beurre 

 d'Anjou, 50 Howell, 50 Lawrence. 1000 Dwarf: Duchess, 

 Bartlett, Louise Bonne de'Jersey, Vicar of Winkfield. 



Question 2. Prefer Standards, as they come into 

 bearing nearly as soon as Dwarfs, are longer lived, make 

 larger and more productive trees, less liable to accident 

 from wind and teams, also not as susceptible to blight. 



Question 3. Clay loam, not heavy or light, with 

 good drainage, hill side with moderate slope southerly, 

 if possible, wind-breaks of pines or spruce on north or 

 west sides 1 think of great advantage. 



Question 4. No answer. 



Question 5. Spring. 



