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except in sheltered situations. On the con- 

 trary, in North America, although they are 

 subject to very severe weather throughout the 

 winter, when the frost breaks up and the spring 

 commences, they generally have a continuance 

 of fine mild weather, therefore the growth of 

 this fruit has a preference ; indeed, they are in 

 the habit of planting orchards of Peaches and 

 Nectarines as common as we do Apples. 



Before 1 leave this subject, it will be neces- 

 sary to speak of the increasing value land 

 would be brought to by cultivating it with 

 Apples- 



As one acre contains one hundred and sixty 

 square rods, and each rod measures sixteen 

 feet and a half square, if the trees were 

 planted at a rod apart, it would of course take 

 one hundred and sixty trees, or if they were 

 planted wider, say one hundred to the acre : 

 we have then to consider what would be the 

 average profit arising from it. In the first place 

 while the trees are in a young state, the injury 

 will be so trifling to the under crops, for the 

 first five or six years, as to be scarcely worthy 

 of notice ; and by planting good Apples and sure 

 bearers, in that time their produce would more 

 than pay every expence of the purchase of the 



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