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in the field, by the orchard or the crop, the other 

 by the basket and the peck, obtaining larger prices 

 and better profits. 



If this should maet the eje of any one who has 

 b3coni3 tired or worn out with farming, and is de- 

 sirous of disposing of his farm, I would advise 

 him to plant from ten to fifteen acres in peach 

 trees, and at the same time a suitable portion with 

 apple tress among the peaches at proper distances 

 apart. Such an improvement in two or three 

 years, or just at bearing, will secure a purchaser 

 at a greatly enhanced price, paying more than one 

 thousand per cent, on the cost of the orchard. In 

 this I have had a great deal of experience, as I 

 have never failed in putting in a good orchard as 

 the first improvement on the many farms I have 

 purchased, if I found they wanted it. I have found 

 it as a general rule that nothing is more attractive 

 to farmers and their families than a good apple 

 and peach orchard just coming into bearing. The 

 purchaser in this can see at once the interest on 

 his mortgage if purchased on a credit, as nine- 

 tenths of farms are, and if an orchard of considera- 

 ble size, the entire principal too by the day of 

 maturity. If you have such a farm for sale, or 

 one more particularly wearing out or thin in soil 

 and unsightly for selling, take my advice, plant 

 an orchard, for it will be not only a benefit to you 

 but a lasting advantage to your purchaser. 



