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VARIETIES EXHIBITED. 
Jackson. 
Adams’ Fall Sweeting. 
Cranberry Pippin. 
Sweet Gilliflower. 
Fall Stripe. 
Smith’s Cider Apple. 
Winter Pearmain. 
Baldwin. 
Queen Ann. 
Dorchester. 
Pine Apple Sweeting. 
Cabases. 
Fameuse. 
Belmont. 
Blue Pearmain. 
Newtown Greening. 
Big-stem. 
White Sweeting. 
Winter Seek-no-further. 
Black Vandevere. 
“My trees are twelve years old, planted in a clay soil, which I culti¬ 
vate in the common manner, by plowing and hoeing. I apply long ma¬ 
nure. The number of my trees is one hundred and fifty, chiefly grafted, 
and winter varieties. They have not been troubled by insects. 
Theron Plumb.” 
Best seedling; E. R. Adams, Ixonia. Sett of Trans. 
We have received the following communication on the subject of apple 
culture. 
* “Otter Creek, Jersey Co., Ill., Jan. 12th, 1854. 
“ Dear Sir, 
“I herewith send you a few suggestions on the practice of transplant¬ 
ing and cultivating apple trees. 
“For the orchard I select dry, timber land; plow and cross plow the 
ground before setting out the trees in such a manner as to make small 
mounds, not less than two rods square, to obviate the danger of their 
suffering from the wet, running the finishing furrows so as to carry off 
the water. I then choose trees of two and three years growth in the 
nursery; prepare the pits or holes sufficiently large to admit the roots 
without doubling or bending; trim off all bruises and splits, and then 
plant them but little deeper than they stood in the nursery. I put no 
manure of any kind around the roots the first season. I cultivate corn, 
potatoes or beans, but no small grain, on the ground. Each succeeding 
spring, for six or seven years, I dig up the ground a little around each 
tree, and apply a peck of pulverized manure, distributing it equally, and 
covering it up with the removed earth. I use no stable or other fiery or 
coarse manure. At the same time I cut off all shoots or sprouts. I keep 
a sharp look out for the bug or borer, that often eats his way to the 
