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orchard, finds no convenient abiding place. The canker worm, 

 which claims the young foliage of most of the orchards in this vicin- 

 ity, are nearly deprived of their claims by a very simple contriv- 

 ance, — the female, which is Avingless, is prevented from climbing 

 up the tree to deposit her eggs. This is done by making an 

 open box or curb with 'boards, about a foot wide, which en- 

 closes the body of the tree, the lower edge resting on the ground. 

 The curb or box is made larger than the body of the tree, and the 

 inside is filled with soil, or a composition of ashes, or any other 

 substance ; and a trough is made around and near the upper edge 

 of the box, which is filled with tar and oil in proportions to make 

 it impassable for all insects, bound up or down. This method also 

 prevents the borer from working near the roots, which is an im- 

 portant consideration. The cost of the article for a large sized 

 tree, is about twenty-five cents, and, Avith a little care, will last 

 from twelve to twenty years. The boxes now used by Messrs. 

 Clapp have been in use about eighteen years. They also use the 

 necessary precaution to gather all fruit that falls prematurely, 

 and the ground is kept in constant cultivation. Where the trees 

 cover the whole ground, they are permitted to remain ; but 

 where there is room, beets, turnips, &c. are raised. Between the 

 rows, in a part of the orchard, currant bushes are cultivated, and 

 succeed very well. The yield, the present season, was 300 bush- 

 els, which were sold to one establishment at two dollars per bushel, 

 being quite a clever little sum for an under crop. The apple or- 

 chard will yield from 350 to 400 barrels, the present season, which, 

 at present prices, will pay handsomely. Their peach crop they 

 consider almost a failure, as they had only about sixty bushels, 

 which they sold at three dollars per bushel. They sometimes 

 gather from 300 to 400 bushels. Their peach orchard is the best 

 we have ever seen. They practise the cutting-back system, and 

 every tree is in perfect form. Nothing but good land could give 

 so fine a collection of trees. They cannot boast of so great a col- 

 lection of pears as some of their neighbors ; but their beauty and 

 quality no one will question who took notice of their specimens 

 on our tables. 



We have brought these facts to your notice, to prove that 

 this branch of agriculture may be so managed as to give as good 

 returns as any other. 



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