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TUE SECOND YEARS WORK. 



The second year more scious weie set, but only one new variety 

 and that the Cole's Quince, or rather a local variety of special merit, 

 originated bj- Capt. William Russell of our town some fifty years ago. 

 A few New York trees were bought of a neighbor who had set them 

 too thick on his lot several years before. They were bought for North- 

 ern Sp3, but all with one exception proved to be Ben Davis and the 

 exception was aPewaukee. The Ben Davis bore the next season and 

 have continued to bear each ^-ear since, rather more of that variety 

 than we could consume in the family. Last year, however, I sold the 

 surplus for $1.40 per bushel, and this year I find they are now 

 worth 25 or 50 cents more to the barrel than Baldwins or Roxbury 

 Russets. From this outlook I shall not re-graft the trees at present. 

 The currant suckers, having taken root, w^ere set in rows and made 

 a fine growth, but wore not large enough to bear. The gooseberries, 

 however, did bear some, enough for me to discover the natives. 

 Several pear trees of selected varieties were set and all grew well 

 during the season. Small beds of strawberries were set, Charles 

 Downing and Crescent Seedling, which made a fine growth. Black- 

 berries of an unknown variety were set with great hopes. These 

 made a splendid growth, but the winter killed them back nearl}' to 

 the roots and the second season the same process was repeated. 

 The}' never produced any good fruit and were dug up. Clarke 

 raspberry bushes from stock that had been growing in the vicinity 

 for several years were set and from these the next year we got some 

 fruit, just taste enough for us to want more. The third year they 

 bore quite a good lot and we decided we could raise them. Several 

 grape vines were set and grew well. There was also set an 

 unknown variety of black caps, which the second j'ear began to bear 

 some. The fruits of the second year were strawberries, a very few 

 gooseberries, and more apples than the first year. 



OPERATIONS THE THIRD YEAR. 



The third spring more scions were set, especially in the trees 

 grafted the two previous springs, so that in some cases the trees 

 were entirely grafted. More grape vines were set from cuttings of 

 the Delaware, which were rooted the year before. Strawberries 

 were also set for next year's fruit and the soil generally well culti- 

 vated. A few cherries, a pomegranate, Russian Mulberry and one 



