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it and other parts of the Globe, already introduced, has some- 

 what enlarged the range of these Staples, and permits a more 

 general cultivation of some articles, for which the market here- 

 tofore has been limited and restricted. Thus by means of Steam 

 Ships, apples are now to some extent a profitable article of export, 

 and there seems no reason why as the facilities of intercommuni- 

 cation increase and extend, .that a market may not be found for 

 both apples and pears, as an agricultural staple, in those parts of 

 the world where such cannot be raised in perfection. 



Upon the cultivation of these Fruits, both on account of its 

 intrinsic importance, as well as that it is at this time a matter of 

 very general interest, I propose now to make some observations : 

 The Apple, I am inclined to think, is the Fruit best adapted to 

 general cultivation in New England, and the one whose cultiva- 

 tion will be found most profitable. The tree is a hardy tree, 

 now thoroughly and entirely acclimated, is not subject to disease ; 

 it will grow and flourish in almost every soil, unless a dry sand, 

 or wet swamp. It bears abundant Crops, its Fruit is of universal 

 use and commands a reedy sale, and will be found it is thought, 

 in the long run more profitable for cultivation, than more delicate 

 Fruits requiring raoi e care, though such when in perfection, find 

 a sale at a high price. Apples too, especially sweet apples, may 

 be used as food for, animals, — Cows and Swine, and any surplus 

 in the Crop, or such as are unsuited to market, may in this way 

 be disposed of with advantage. There exists among farmers such 

 universal experience in the cultivation of the Apple, that to say 

 much upon the subject, seems an unnecessary tax upon your time, 

 unless it may be that cultivation of some kind, is essential to a 

 healthy, vigorous growth of the tree, and to a crop and perfect 

 Fruit. If an oi clnrd is worth setting out, it is worth cultivating, 

 the ground beneath and around the trees at least should be kept 

 broken up, mellow, free from weeds and properly supplied with 

 nourishment, otherwise the trees become dwarfed and stunted, 

 and the Fruit, if ever produced, small, knurly and inferior, and 

 yet it is no unusual thing to see apple trees set out in grass 



