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be proportioned to the quality of the land, 
b'^t no one need hesitate to begin the culti- 
vation of either fruit or vegetable crops on 
any soil that will raise a good crop of corn, 
hay or potatoes. The farmer, when he 
grows to supply a local demand, such as 
for hotels, boarding houses, &c., has a great 
advantage in selling direct to the consumer. 
A few years ago an old friend told me of his 
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For the convenience of our readers we will club 
Orchard and Garden with any o f the papers named 
In this list. Remit the amount (riven In right hand 
column, and you will receive both papers tor one year, 
postpaid. Orchard and Garden from us, the other 
also directly from the place of publication, if you 
want more than one paper with Orchard and Gar- 
den, add the corresponding prices of the right hand 
column and deduct therefrom 35 cents for every paper 
above two. 
Be sure and make all remittances to 
unusual success in this line. His farm ad- 
joined a village of 2,000 inhabitants, which 
was to some extent a summer resort. He had 
one year a large surplus of strawberries and 
sweet com, and had many applications for 
the fruit and corn by the village people. 
About three hours daily were used in de- 
livering the products to his customers, and 
at such prices as paid him a clear profit of 
$175 per acre, which was five times as much 
as the average of his farm crops. In ad- 
dition, the sale of the strawberries, created 
an. increased demand for cream, which 
wa^ sold at higher prices in consequence. 
I have said that the degree of success will 
usually be in proportion to the quality of 
the soil, so when it can be done, select land 
that is level and well drained by having a 
gravelly or sandy subsoil, and not less than 
ten inches in depth of good soil. If you are 
not a good judge of soil, look around 
the neighborhood and observe the farm 
crops ; if these are not strong and vigorous, 
rest assured that the soil is not such as will 
answer for market garden work. Again, 
get as near to your market as possible, and 
see that the roads leading thereto are good. 
This is particularly important if your mar- 
ket is a large city like New York, Boston 
or Philadelphia ; if you are growing for a 
local market — supplying a small town at 
retail — this is not so important. The busi- 
ness of market gardening, though health- 
ful and fairly profitable, is exceedingly 
laborious, from which any one not accus- 
tomed to manual labor would quickly shirk. 
The labor is not what might be called heavy, 
bifi the hours are long — not less than an 
average of ten hours a day for both sum- 
mer and winter. No one should engage in 
it after passing middle life, neither is it fit- 
ted for men of feeble consitution, for it is 
emphatically a business in which one has 
to rough it, and if it is to be prosecuted 
successfully the owner must put his 
shoulder to the wheel at least as strongly 
as his roughest employee. 
The capital required for beginning mar- 
ket gardening in the vicinity of any large 
city should not be less than $300 per acre 
for anything less than ten acres. The first 
year rarely pays more than current ex- 
penses, and the capital of $300 per acre is 
all absorbed in horses, wagons, implements, 
sashes, manures, seeds, etc. If the capital 
is insufficient to procure these properly, the 
chances of success are correspondingly 
diminished. Above all, be careful not to 
tk'i 
cfir 
ycmr capital and experience can properly 
manage. More men are stranded, in at- 
tempting to cultivate too much, perhaps, 
than from any other cause. — P. Henderson. 
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New Jfersey State Horticultural Society. 
The annual meeting of this society was held in the 
capitol building at Trenton, December 18th and 19th, 
1889. The attendance was small, considering the num- 
ber of horticulturists in the state, but those who were 
present had a pleasant and profitable time. The pro- 
gramme was a long one and most of the papers pre- 
sented were of vital Interest. Owing to lack of time 
the discussion of the topics brought up was often much 
curtailed. W e consider this a serious defect and would 
suggest that the society in future either shorten their 
programme or prolong the session to three days. A free 
and full discussion on practical subjects which will 
bring out the experience of those present is often of 
more value than the papers read. The secretary. Mr. 
E. Williams, of Montclair, is the life and soul of the 
society and the success of the meeting was largely due 
to his efforts. 
The reports of the secretary and president both re- 
ferred to the disastrous effects to the fruit growers of 
the excessively wet weather during the past season. 
Grapes had yielded but one-fourth crop owing to fun- 
goid diseases; peaches one half crop, apples and pears 
but a small crop and of poor quality, strawberries gave 
an average crop and sold at fair prices, raspberries and 
blackberries yielded full crops but were cheap. The 
report of the fruit committee was in the main but a 
corroboration of these facts. 
Papers on drainage were read by Prof. C. C. George- 
son, of Little Silver, and Mr. Boyden. Both empha- 
sized the fact that drainage will pay on all wet soils 
worth $50.00 or more per acre. 
Prof. J. B. Smith, Entomologist of the Experiment 
Station, read a paper on Insects Injurious to Horticul- 
ture. He stated that of these enemies the codling 
moth was the worst to pomaceous fruits. The trees 
should be sprayed before the larvm entered the fruits 
immediately after the fall of the blossom, and repeated 
twice eight or ten days apart. One pound of Paris 
green to 500 gal Ions of water was sufficient. He recom- 
mends the Nixon nozzle as being especially good. The 
Cyclone nozzle was also good, but had but little force. 
Under no circumstances should a fruit tree of any kind 
be sprayed while in blossom. The rose bug was a ser- 
ious pest, but as yet no effective remedy had been 
found. The speaker advanced the theory that it bred 
on grass land and migrated to cultivated crops. Prof. 
VanDeman, from Washington, who was present, de- 
scribed a siege of the rose bug he experienced 15 years 
ago in Kansas. The only remedy he found was to shake 
them off while ••tupefled with cold, then gather and de- 
stioy them. 
Mr. H. F. Bodine, of Hunterdon county, described the 
workings of a Fruit Exchange established in that coun- 
ty in 1886. It had been a success from the first. Dur- 
ing the past year 1,000,000 baskets of fruit had been 
sold on the exchange which brought the producer on 
an average 14 cents more per basket than they received 
by selling through commission men, the total repre- 
senting a gain to the fruit growers of the county of 
$140,000 for the season. 
Mr. Theo. F. Baker, a valued contributor to Orchard 
and Garden, spoke of having detected commission 
agenls in frauds and other members gave testimony to 
the same effect. Mr. Baker also spoke of the necessity 
of properly grading fruit. He grows 25 varieties of 
strawberries and never mixes them in shipping. He 
finds there is often a difference in price of 7 or 8 cents 
per quart owing to difference in quality. Of tomatoes 
he finds none equal to King of the Earlies for earliness 
and general shipping qualities although he tries every 
new variety introduced. It ripens five days before 
any other. 
Dr. B. D. Halsted, Botanist of the Experiment Station, 
read a valuable paper on Injurious Fungi of which we 
will give a full synopsis next month. 
