THE KIEFFER PEAR. 
This pear is now so well established that Ave do not feel called upon to say a word in 
its praise, for wherever it has been planted in a proper situation and received proper care, 
it has gone to the head of the list for profit. 
In Northern New England and on the high tablelands of New York and the Moun- 
tains of Pennsylvania, as well as in the North-West, we cannot recommend the KiefFer; 
but through Central and Western New York, South-Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey 
and the South, it has done all that was ever claimed for it. 
One grower in Niagara Co., N. Y., received $10 per barrel for seven barrels of Kieffer 
shipped to New York in the fall of 1886. Where a man states that his Kieffer grows to 
a good size but are of inferior quality, we have no hesitation in saying that it is because 
the fruit has not been properly ripened. The Kieffer should be gathered reasonably early 
and ripened in a dark, cool place. If allowed to ripen on the tree the quality will certainly 
be inferior. Then the tree should be severely pruned, and when overloaded, the fruit 
should be thinned out. 
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THE FUTURE OF PEAR GROWING. 
There is, unquestionably, a great future for pear growing in this country, and while 
we place the Kieffer at the head of the list for profit, there are many other varieties that 
should be included in a general list. In planting for profit, we should put out chiefly 
Bartlett, Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre Clairgeau, Clapp's Favorite, Howell, Kieffer, Lawrence, 
Lawson, Seckel and Sheldon. For the extreme North, Flemish Beauty should be added 
to the list and some of the more tender sorts dropped. In some sections and for special 
purposes, some of the varieties named may be dropped to advantage, but it is not well to 
plant exclusively of one kind. With fair and intelligent management, an average net profit 
of ten per cent, on the investment, including value of land, is a low estimate of the profits 
of pear culture. 
Equal to the importance of the selection of the right varieties is the selection of good 
trees. A poor, cheap pear tree is dear as a gift. That the best is the cheapest in the end 
is as true of pear trees as of any other article. Having for years made a specialty of the 
propagation of pear trees, we can point with pride to the results. Our stock has only to be 
tested to be fully appreciated. 
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Very Respectfully, 
R. O. CHASE & CO. 
