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THE WELL KNOWN BARTLETT PEAR 
The trees should be cut back to 18 inches from the ground after they are 
planted and protected by using tree protectors. They are pruned to vase 
form. The limbs have a tendency to grow upright, and regular and syste¬ 
matic pruning must be practiced. In pruning the first winter, remove all 
shoots except three or four, which are to form the head of the tree, and 
these branches should be cut back at least one-half. 
The second winter cut off one-half of the new growth and leave one or two 
spurs on the branches of the year before. The third season cut all new wood 
back one-third and remove all branches which crowd the center of the tree. 
Pears come into bearing four to five years after planting and profitable crops 
are picked when the tree attains an age of eight years. 
Pears budded on quince are dwarfed, as such stock is suitable for planting 
in home grounds. Most varieties of pears will not form a good union when 
budded directly on the quince, and to overcome this objection we bud Beurre 
Hardy pear on quince, and the following season bud the desired varieties on 
the Beurre Hardy wood, which makes a perfect union. 
METHOD OF DRYING PEARS 
The fruit should be carefully picked from the trees when they begin to show 
indications of ripening and laid away until thoroughly ripe, after which they 
are cut in halves, core removed and spread on trays, placed on truck and run 
in sulphur house where they should remain for about twenty-four hours— 
where sufficient sulphur should be used to properly bleach the fruit—then 
spread the trays in the drying yard where they should remain exposed to the 
sun for ten hours, then trays are stacked so as to permit plenty of ventilation 
and left until the fruit is sufficiently dry to box. 
Prices of Pear Trees—on Pear Root 
Each 10 100 1000 
1 year . 6 to 8 ft. $ .50 $4.00 $32.50 $300.00 
1 year . 4 to 6 ft. .40 3.50 27.50 250.00 
1 year . 3 to 4 ft. .35 3.00 22.50 200.00 
1 year . 2 to 3 ft. .30 2.50 16.00 140.00 
1 year . 1 to 2 ft. .25 2.00 12.00 100.00 
Bartlett Winter Nells 
Bartlett Th ere ^ as undoubtedly been more money made through the grow¬ 
ing of Bartlett pears than from any other variety. Its name was 
derived from Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, near Boston, who claims to 
have been the first man to cultivate this variety in the United States. 
This sort can be grown in most all sections of the country, but is more 
largely grown in California than in any other. It is of particular value for its 
canning and drying qualities as well as being a good shipper. The tree is a 
vigorous erect grower and a late bloomer, consequently can be depended upon 
to produce a crop. 
