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There was the Rhode Island Greening, which came, as we 

 have been informed, from Rhode Island, which produced, 

 like the Russet, a very beautiful fruit, but noAv, like the 

 Russet, has greatly deteriorated. There was but little en- 

 couragement at this early day to cultivate apples for market, 

 as Salem was the only market, and the manner of convey- 

 ance was such that it was not easy to convey them there. 

 The most of the marketing was done at this time on horse- 

 back. We well remember seeing the horses loaded with 

 sacks, containing the products of the farm, such as butter, 

 cheese, eggs, poultry, and other light articles, and sometimes 

 grain was carried on horseback. The good women also some- 

 times went, carrying the products of the dairy, the spinning 

 wheel and loom. These companies Would naturally remind 

 one of the children of Israel carrying corn in sacks out of 

 Egypt. 



It will be seen at once that apples would be an inconven- 

 ient article to carry on horseback, and as there were no wag- 

 ons, our father adopted the following plan for carrying his 

 apples to market. He took the top of his chaise from the 

 carriage, then placed boards on the axle and crossbars, on 

 which he placed his bags of apples and other things he car- 

 ried to market. 



As to the pnce of apples at this early day, we recollect 

 hearing our father say that he got a barrel of flour for four 

 bushels of apples. He sold his apples for two dollars per 

 bushel, and paid eight dollars per barrel for the flour. 



A man who is our senior in years, related the following in- 

 cident : He says the first wagon he recollects ever seeing, 

 was a new one hired by his mother before it was painted, to 

 go to Salem to market, and he went for the first time with 

 her, she having been previously accustomed to go to market 

 on horseback. Among other things carried to market at this 

 time were some checkered handkerchiefs of her own manufiic- 

 ture, for the soldiers in the service of the war of 1812. 



