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there is anything else that I can say, that I have not, be 

 assured that I will freely and gladly answer all, and give all 

 the 2;f/r^icu?rtrs that is possible for me. Although 1 am no 

 gardener or farmer, 1 do enjoj spending my few leisure 

 hours among my little fruit trees and vines. 



Yours very truly, 



M. B. Kenney, M. D. 

 Lawrence, Nov. 4, 1878. 



REPLY OF GEORGE W. RUSSELL, OF LAWRENCE. 



I exhibited at County Fair, Sheldon pears, raised on soil 

 of a clay nature, enriched once a year with stable manure. 

 Have done very little pruning, and usually in the fall. Oc- 

 casionally a tree dies from blight. Have tried no remedy. 



The most profitable pear trees to set out. Dwarfs — because 

 my experience is, that they yield more for space occupied. 

 Children pick the pears as fast as they ripen, as long as they 

 remain on the trees. To keep them best and longest — Lock 

 them up. 



REPLY OF H. B. ROBIE, OF LAWRENCE. 



I exhibited at the County Fair the following varieties of 

 pears, viz. : — Louise Bonne de Jersey and Lawrence, grown 

 on Standard trees, and Duchesse d'Angouleme and Beurre 

 d'Anjou, grown on Dwarfs. My soil is sandy loam with 

 gravelly sub-soil, enriched every year Avith barn yard ma- 

 nure. 



I prune very little. Have had two trees die this year with 

 blight. Did not try any remedy. Do not know enough 

 about them to say whether Dwarfs or Standards are best. I 

 pick Louise Bonne in September, Duchesse and Beurre d'An- 

 jou in October, and Lawrence in November. They arc ripe for 

 eating three or four weeks aftei'wards. I keep them best and 

 lono'cst in a dark, cool room, I cannot recommend varieties 

 for profit, as I am acquainted with but few of them. 



Respectfully, 



H. B. EoBiE. 



