130 



and cultivated in, keeping ground level. Not mulched 

 through the winter ; perfectly hardy. 



Cost for season of 1886 : 



Cutting out old wood, 2.00 



Trimming during season, .75 



Labor, 1.25 



3 ft. manure, ■ 2.25 



Picking and marketing 806 quarts at 5 cents, 40.30 



$46.55 



First picking July 28th. 

 Total picking, 806 quarts, at average selling price 



about 13 1-2 cents, $110.52 



Less the cost, 46.55 



Profit, $63.97 



Note. — Crop per acre, 6290 3-4 quarts, $849.25 



Cost of blackberry crop, per acre, 364.37 



Profit per acre, exclusive of land rent and interest, 



REPORT ON NEW VARIETY OF WINTER AP- 

 PLES AND APPLE INSECTS. 



In our last report we gave the history of the Baldwin 

 apples. It is supposed to be more than one hundred 

 years since they were first known, and now they are at 

 the head of the list of winter apples. Still we think they, 

 like other old varieties of winter apples, are on the de- 

 cline, and are not what they were many years ago. That 

 it should be so is not strange, as apples, when grafted, are 

 believed to partake more or less of the natural stock ; and 

 we believe, too, that varieties of apples, like other works 

 of nature, have their maturity and decline. 



