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similar effect on many other crops. A medium crop of hay 

 that grows on higli, warm hind is sweeter and better than that 

 wliich grows on low land, and will impart an odor that low 

 ground hay does not possess. We heard a man who fattened 

 cattle in winter say many years ago that they fattened much 

 better upon high land than upon low land hay. The same 

 principle will apply to high manuring. Hay that yields from 

 three to four tons to the acre is not as good as that which yields 

 half that amount. The same results are obtained with pota- 

 toes, beets, squash and many other crops. It may be, however^ 

 necessary on some lands to cultivate and manure to get a me- 

 dium crop. The question is asked why manure highly if the 

 crop is not as good ? We reply, it is considered more profita- 

 ble to raise twice the amount of hay by extra manure, and the 

 hay is often quite as saleable in the market, also the other crops. 

 We do not undervalue good culture and free use of manure, 

 for the success of the farmer depends upon it. We think, how- 

 ever, much discretion is necessary in using it to the best ad- 

 vantage for different crops, particularly for late keeping winter 

 apples. Some farmers choose to manure, will get larger apples 

 and sell early; this is all very well, as good apples are wanted 

 in our markets, and large apples will usually sell better than 

 smaller ones. There are others wlio cultivate with particular 

 reference U) growing large apples. They manure liighly, keep 

 the laud under constant cultivation, prune closely, and if nec- 

 essary pick off part of the apples when small, then the fruit 

 will usually grow large and will adorn the table at the fair. 

 But keep those apples until the spring if they will keep so long, 

 and we think they will be found to be not as good as apples 

 grown on pasture land. The noticeable difference in Baldwins 

 goes to show that their quality lias been reduced or improved 

 by grafting into poor or good stocks. May not then the good 

 qualities of the Baldwin be imparted by cross grafting into other 

 varieties of apples, such as the Red Astrachan, the Gravenstein, 

 Hubbardsion-Nonsuch, and others. We think it a subject 

 worthy of the attention of our apple growers, and hope it will 

 be tested by experiments^ 



