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he washed his irees, and Mr. Works agrees with the Commit- 

 tee in that opinion; the location of his orchard is good, being 

 well protected against the west winds; the soil on which his 

 trees are planted is well adapted to grow the apple. Where 

 the ground has been well cultivated, which is the case with a 

 part of the lot, the trees have made a good growth, where they 

 have stood in grass they have almost refused a show of leaves 

 — to make wood they could not. 



Mr. Smith has an orchard in a good bearing condition, for 

 the time being ; he has done but little, as appears from his 

 statement, for his trees, and how long they will continue to 

 produce good crops, of good fruit, time only can determine. 



We next examined the orchard of Mr. Hubbard, his trees 

 were originally Foundlings, although by grafting, he has ob- 

 tained several varieties — his trees arc in a good thrifty condition, 

 they have been well cared for, and considering the manner of 

 obtaining his trees, we think he lias been remarkably success- 

 ful ; we doubt, however, this being the best or cheapest way 

 of obtaining a good orchard, all things considered. This 

 orchard lias an eastern exposure. 



Enoch Caldwell's orchard is situated on Prospect Street, 

 near the summit of the hill on the west side of the street, is 

 nearly level, has a slight slope to the south, rather exposed to 

 winds, but slightly protected on the west by higher land, and 

 wood, standing at present. 



We have been thus particular in locating this orchard, that 

 it may be readily found by those who feel an interest in the 

 cultivation of fruit; it is well worth the trouble of any who 

 are interested in fruit growing to visit it. The lot is about 

 1-4 of a mile from the Unitarian church ; may be seen from 

 the Street, and, with the consent of the owner, you can pass 

 through it and examine each tree particularly. These trees 

 are remarkably even, as to size and general appearance. The 

 orchard contains several varieties of fruit, although that fact is 

 not mentioned in his statement. We consider this orchard 

 almost perfect. When the committee were on this lot, the 



