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been troubled with slug. If they continue, they will 

 injure the tree. Some say, who have been troubled with 

 slug, that dry dust of lime, or ashes, or road, sprinkled 

 over the trees in the morning when the dew is on, is a 

 remedy. I never heard of the curculio injuring pears. 

 We have no new disease or insect in our neighborhood. 

 I answered the rest of your questions on the paper you 

 sent me ; if you will excuse me for my long epistle, I 

 will close ; it will give me pleasure to answer anything 

 I have omitted. 



Question 15. If they could be kept when we have 

 a crop of peaches without too much expense until the 

 middle of November so as to have them firm (I speak of 

 the Bartlett) I have no doubt that they would bring a 

 better price. 



Question 16. I have no doubt that a nice, oblong 

 box, something shape and size of the orange box, with 

 paper lining placed careful, would be the best package to 

 put in when hard, and then they should be kept in a dark 

 place to ripen. 



Question 17. The only pear that I have in my 

 orchard that is fit to dry is the Bartlett. 



In my letter I said that in selecting a pear orchard 

 I would plant 999 Bartletts out of looo Standards, but 

 in thinking over my orchard I overloooked the Lawrence. 

 They are a Fall pear and come in a good time and sell 



