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ground, and then such a course of pruning followed up 

 as will keep the whole compact, and always full of 

 young, baaring wood. 



Under the head of Eeclaimed Orchards, there were 

 three entries. One by Ephraim Graham, of Lunenburg, 

 of an apple orchard, and two by Wm. G. Wyman, of 

 Fitchburg, one an apple, and the other a pear orchard. 

 We award to Ephraim Graham the first premium of 

 $10,00, and to W. G, Wyman for his apple orchard, 

 the second premium of $5,00. We further recommend 

 to W. G. Wyman for his reclaimed pear orchard, a 

 gratuity of $5,00. 



The subject of the reclamation of old orchards is one 

 of considerable importance, inasmuch as there are great 

 numbers of old trees all over New England which are 

 bearing apples fit only for the manufacture of cider. A 

 large poition of these trees may be made to pay hand- 

 somely for the cost of grafting and the requisite care 

 necessary to bring them into a fruitful condition. If 

 the trunk of a tree is sound, and shows some degree of 

 vi<''or, it will unquestionably remunerate the owner for 

 the time and labor required to renovate it by grafting 

 and cultivation. A good deal of care however is 

 required in order to prevent the tree from dying in con- 

 sequence of an excess of well-meant, but often misjudged 

 and misapplied kindness. Many a healthy, vigorous 

 tree, more especially of the pear, has been sacrificed to 

 the want of knowledge on the part of the experimenter. 



A judicious plan of proceeding we conceive to be as 

 follows; and in order to more fully comprehend the 

 matter, we will consider but one operation at a time. 

 First, then, we will take up the subject of grafting. It 



