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deeper than I wished to have them stand. Before setting, I threw 

 in a few shovels of rich loam procured for the purpose, and contin- 

 ued to mix the same Avith the earth thrown oxit, in filling up around 

 the trees. They were set from four to six inches deeper than they 

 stood in the nursery. I have kept the land plowed, taking a crop 

 from the same every yc^ir, applying no manure except in the hill, 

 when planted and a small quantity from the compost heap around 

 tlie trees, as often. I have once in a year (with one or two excep- 

 tions) washed my trees Avith weak lye taken from the leach after mak- 

 ing soap, which I think has been of essential service to them. The 

 healthy and thrifty condition of my trees has been particularly notic- 

 ed by all who have seen them, and I think it a little remarkable that 

 of the 115 or 120 trees set, Ihave not lost one. My trees stand just 

 two rods distant from each other, which in my opinion is full near 

 enough. Of fruit, I have several varieties ; such as Greenings, Rox- 

 bury, and English Russets, Spitzenburg, Congress and Seeknofurth- 

 ers, besides some of poorer qualities which I intend to get rid of by 

 ensrraftin"; with better varieties. 



STATEMEXT OF MR. E. P. CUTLER. 



My orchard consists of one hundred and fifty trees, some of which 

 are in bearing condition, but the majority of them have never borne 

 any fruit, as they are but twelve or thirteen years old, from the seed. 

 It is all engrafted fruit, and choice varieties, consisting of Greenings, 

 Pound Royals, Baldwins, Newton Pippins, Seeknofurthers, Roxbury 

 Russets, Winter Sweet, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Minister Apple, Yel- 

 low Harvest, Sops of Wine, and some other choice kinds which I 

 cannot find names for. The method of cultivation is to plow the 

 land once in two years and keep the soil loose and light close to the 

 trees, and manure them with compost manure every fall, have them 

 washed with a solution of Potash water the last of May or first of 

 June ; one pound of potash to two gallons water, also trim all the small 

 limbs which rub or touch each other. The land on which this or- 

 chard stands is a coarse gravely loam and not under a very high state 

 of cultivation. 



STATEMENT OF SAMUEL HARRINGTON. 



I have in my orchard the following trees, viz, of Apples — Baldwin 

 1 2 ; Greenings 1 3 ; Roxbury Russets 6 ; Esopus Spitzenburgs 4 ; 



