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THE ILLIlSrOIS FAKMEK. 



Aug. 



Raules' Jennet, with a fair crop, in their round, 

 symmetricil heads. Ten Yellow Belleflower, 

 loaded with a heavy crop, as is its wont in this 

 part of the State. Ten Franklin Golden Pippin, 

 wifh but few specimens ; the tree is too upright, 

 with head too high — we would re-graft it. Ten 

 trees of that spring favorite, the Little Roman- 

 ite, always t > be depended upon, and always will 

 keep good ; though not of high flavor it will con- 

 tinue one of the people's apples. Nine Newtown 

 Pippins, with compact head and moderate growth, 

 but here it is at home, and the crop is fair in 

 quantity and superior in quality. Ten of the 

 Ilambo have made large growth, but even here it 

 'ihows the effect of the winter. It will not do to 

 stimulate them with high culture. They have a 

 fair crop, notwithstanding the hard usage of the 

 winter. Now they have commenced fruiting 

 their growth will be less rapid, and of course 

 more hardy. Three trees of the Early Harvest 

 have never fully recovered from their nursery 

 treatment. Seven of the Summer Queen are pat- 

 terns of thrift and bearing ; the fruit is nearly 

 ripe. This will be found profitable for market; 

 it is a hardy, good growing tree, productive and 

 strong, ^'he orchard cantains in all one hun- 

 dred and ten trees, and reflects no small credit 

 on the care and skill of its owner, whose spare 

 hours from the active duties of the counting 

 room, are devoted to his pomological pets. 



ANOTHER APPLE ORCHARD. 



Mr. Crosby has another orchard of five hun- 

 dred trees, taken Irom the nursery at three years 

 old, and now two years set. This is the finest 

 orchard of its age that we have seen anywhere. 

 The trees were grown at the Dupage County Nur- 

 sery of Messrs. Ellsworth & Co., and show that 

 they know how to grow trees, how to lift them, 

 and next, though not least, how to pack them for 

 shipment. The heads are low, from two to tjree 

 feet, with clean, straight trunks. Some few of 

 the trees are in bearing. The selection of varie- 

 ties for a commercial orchard is not the best, for 

 this point, containing too many autumn varieties. 

 The early summer apples are wanted for the 

 north and the late keepers for the south. The 

 trees are set tjrenty-six by forty feet, and are to 

 be cropped with hard crops for some years until 

 in full bearing. If we are not mistaken this or- 

 chard will prove a mine of wealth to the owner. 

 This orchard has received far less attention than 

 the other, irom the fact that the nurseryman done 

 his duty. The day is not distant when planters 

 will be more careful to whom they give orders 



for trees. The idea that a tree is a tree as much 

 as a post is a post, will not be tolerated, for there 

 are live trees, dying trees and dead trees, but 

 generally sold at the same price. 



PEACH ORCHARD. 



This orchard has been set but two years, with 

 trees but one year old from the bud ; the growth 

 of the tree is most remarkable and healthy. Of 

 course, too young to produce much fruit in this 

 vigorous condition. The varieties are seventy- 

 two of Coles' Early Red, which have a moderate 

 show of 8[ecimens; the same number of Early 

 Crawford, with a fair show of fruit ; twenty- 

 four Early York, some of which are loaded with 

 fruit nearly ripe ; ten of Hawks' Early Cling(?) ; 

 twelve Belle Shivers(?) ; twenty Grosse Mig- 

 nonne, fruiting ; twenty-four Early Royal 

 George ; fourteen Old Mixon Freestone, with 

 a good crop ; twenty-two Late Crawford ; 

 twenty Alberge ; eleven Stump the World(?) ; 

 forty-three Red. Cheek Mahicoton ; tweuty 

 Hawks' Ear'y Red; twenty Compton's Rare- 

 ripe; twenty George the Fourth ; eighteen Heath 

 Cling; thirty six Ward's Late Free; fifty-five 

 Druid Hill ; in all, five hundred trees, probably 

 of their age unsurpassed anywhere in the State. 

 The aspect of the orchard is a tolerable rapid 

 descent to the northwest, but not enough so to 

 wash the soil in heavy rains. A crop of beans 

 sown broadcast is on the ground. Mr. C. uses 

 the roller to great advantage ; he finds it very 

 economical, and would not think of doing with- 

 out it. The tiees are set twenty feet each way. 



After leaving the fruit farm of Mr. Crosby we 

 called to view the garden of C. A. Moutross. — 

 We are promised some account of his operations 

 and shall pass over a further notice at this time, 

 further than to say that if there is another gar- 

 den in the State the same size of his equally val- 

 uable we would like to see it. 



A DELAY. 



We booked ourselves to leave for Sandoval on 

 the one o'clock train, but the clerk failed to call 

 us. and we had the annoyance of laying over 

 and deranging our plans. We could well put up 

 with paying for our breakfast, but the time lost, 

 nearly a day, was bad enough, to which was 

 added the insolence of an upstart clerk just pro- 

 moted from the scullery. Tbe landlord is sup- 

 posed to know how to keep a hotel, but for some 

 reason he has placed a too high an estimate upon 

 the ability and integrity of his protege, who, if 

 we can believe oae-fourth of what is told of him, 



