100 SALES OF PEARS. 
In looking over the sales of pears in the New 
York market, I find the prices for summer varieties, 
are affected by the peach crop, ranging lower when 
peaches are abundant, than they do, if peaches are 
scarce and high. This of course will not influence 
fall pears, and there is consequently less fluctuation 
in the prices of the later varieties. 
The accompanying list (page 101) fully demon- 
strates to the fruit grower this important fact, that 
the varieties most extensively cultivated have stead- 
ily advanced in price. In 1858 we sold Duchesse 
for $1.50 per basket, or $7.50 per barrel. Last year 
we sold them at $6 per basket, or $30 per barrel. In 
1867 the same quality of fruit sold readily at $20 per 
barrel. That year the crop was an average one, ex- 
cept in a few localities. 
When a young orchard comes into bearing—say 
five years from the time of planting—the trees will 
produce from $50 to $75 per acre. The trees at this 
stage require strict attention; some may be inclined 
to overbear, others to make too much wood. From 
the former, a part of the fruit set should be removed 
before it attains the size of a walnut. If too much 
fruit is permitted to remain on young trees, it will 
take several years of careful management to repair 
the damage done. When they are making too much 
wood, and they are not inclined to produce fruit, a 
