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single bushel of Williams' Favorite apples selling for $10 in Boston. 

 1 recollect a circumstance which applies to the point made by 

 the speaker of the evening, in reference to the value of a single 

 tree. In my own orchard stands a tree which for many years had 

 produced worthless apples, and T grafted the whole tree. In the 

 second year after I had grafted it, after the scions had grown two 

 years, it came to bear again. In five consecutive years I sold from 

 that tree $100 worth of apples, and that exclusive of the amount 

 used in my family, and by the men upon the farm, which was no 

 inconsiderable amount, as they were very choice apples, and the 

 tree stood very near the buildings. 



During the hay famine, which farmers remember very well, I 

 recollect of being in a neighbor's orchard, and pointing to a tree 

 well laden with fruit, said he, "if I liad fifteen trees in the condi- 

 tion of that one which we are looking at, I would snap my fingers 

 at the hay famine, for I would obtain more money from those fifteen 

 trees than I lose from the short hay crop." This illustrates the 

 profit of orchards, under a good state of cultivation. The returns 

 are sure ; the reward is bountiful ; it can be depended upon, and 

 all that is necessary is to give the cultivation which the first 

 speaker this evening recommended. 



Hexry Ingalls, Esq., of Wiscasset. I have no information upon 

 this matter which is not possessed by every member of the Society 

 present ; and can only give 3'ou some of my own experience. I 

 have a small garden, a portion of which is devoted to fruit trees, 

 and a portion to vegetables. I planted it in the fall of 1865. I 

 have used barnyard manure occasionally, but as a rule I have used 

 lime and ashes, and the result has been entirely satisfactory. My 

 trees are apples, pears, and plums. My apple trees have borne 

 sparingly up to this time, but their growth has been entirely satis- 

 factory. I have had an abundance of pears for four or five years. 

 My judgment is, that ashes are a very valuable manure — the best 

 manure that can be found for trees. I had a car load of lime-ashes 

 from Kockland, and my impression is, that they cost ten cents a 

 bushel, exclusive of the freight. 



I also have grapes, but as that subject is not under discussion, I 

 will say nothing about it. 



A Gentleman. What kind of dressing do you use for grapes? 



Mr. Ingalls. I have used the same dressing for grapes as for 

 my apple and pear trees. I have used barnyard manure once in 

 three or four years, and the balance of the time I have used ashes. 



