PEACH AND THE PEAR. 3^3 



been farming. When our orchard first came into bearing 

 we thought some varieties paid fairly well but we were 

 troubled with blight and slug. The orchard has passed 

 out of my hands — owning the farm where the 

 pear orchard is. If it were mine I would have had it 

 pulled up long ago ; it still stands, worth nothing, I 

 consider. I am very sorry I cannot give you more definite 

 information, but our experience with pears is not very 

 favorable, owing to blight and slug. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. 21. A NEW 

 JERSEY GROWER. 



Question i. 200 Lawson, 20oBartlett, 200 LeConte, 

 400 Kieffer, 1000 Standards : 200 Lawson. 200 Clapp's 

 Favorite, 200 Bartlett, 200 d'Anjou, 200 Duchess, 1000 

 Dwarfs. 



Question 2. We prefer Standards to Dwarfs because 

 most varieties succeed better on pear than on quince. 

 They are longer lived and produce more fruit. 



Question 3. We think the best soil for a pear is a 

 sandy loam with sub-soil of clay or gravel, and on hill. 

 They are less liable to blight than if in valley. 



Question 4. Pear orchards should continue in profit, 

 if properly cared for, fifty to seventy-five years for Stand- 

 ards, and twenty-five to thirty years for Dwarfs. 



Question 5. We think the pear crop is most fre- 

 quently injured by frost in Spring. 



