154 POMEROY ON FRUIT PLANTATIONS. 
to continue in full vigour thirty 3 ears more. Pear-trees, 
remain for a still longer period; in man}' instances, 
they are known to have produced plentiful crops when a 
hundred years old. The produce of the different sorts 
of fruit, varies considerably—an apple-tree that yields 
a hogshead of liquor, is deemed a great bearer ; where¬ 
as, instances have occurred, of a pear-tree affording 
three hogsheads, of a hundred and ten gallons each. 
Most plantations have their trees, that, in a tolerable 
year, give a hogshead each. The apples in most 
esteem are, the red and 3 7 ellow stire, golden pippin, 
bland-rose, red streak, different sorts of quinnings, 
rennets, margils, pear-mains, &c. &c. The pears are 
squash, huffcap, barland, linton, &c. As a general 
characteristic, apples of a 3 ’ellow or red colour, both 
within and without, are preferred. 
The management of the soil varies in nothing from 
that pursued on those parts not planted; the same 
succession of crops is observed on the arable, and the 
grass-grounds are either mown or grazed as usual; 
nor is the choice of manure influenced, but by the 
circumstances of the soil. The different fruits, and 
their several Jvinds, ripen at different times ; including 
the early sorts for the market. The season begins about 
June; but the fruit harvest, more strictly speaking, 
for the general orchard fruits, not till the beginning of 
September, for pears, and the close of the same month 
for apples. Their falling spontaneously from the tree, 
is the only criterion by which they judge of their 
ripeness. Two methods of gathering are observed—< 
the one is, hand picking, when they are taken from 
the tree singly by the hand, so as to avoid every risque 
of bruising them. In the other, and more general way, 
they are shaken off with long poles having hooks, with 
which 
