540 WISCONSIN FRUIT-GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
I raise a mound two feet high, or more, around them, and, thus 
far, the “ earth promises to bring forth its fruit” in due time. 
Of “ smaller ” fruits the only query is, “ why are there no more 
planted?” Thriving remarkably well—nowhere better—and 
giving their annual returns of joy and blessing, still not one in 
ten can say they have a supply of them. The grape, so easily 
managed, if “ you only know how,” is almost forgotten, which 
is wrong, all wrong. Since many varieties thrive with the let 
alone system, nothing need deter any one from having a full 
supply six months in the year. 
BY A. SLOCUM, OF LIMA, \YIS. 
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter requesting my experience 
in fruit growing, I would say that I have been unfortunate with 
part of my orchard. 
The Swaar and Baldwins are first rate apples, but all dead. 
The Virginia Pippin and Black Gilliflower are good sorts, but 
the trees are dead. The Butter apple, Itambo, Domine, Hol¬ 
land Pippin, still live. Black French, Waxen and Ribston 
Pippin are hardy, of the best quality, and good bearers. A 
yellow seedling apple, of my own, I class with these. Maiden’s 
blush is hardy, a good bearer and of good quality. Roman 
Stem good, and a good bearer. Seek-no-further and Red 
Spitzenberg, are very good and good bearers. Dwarf Bearer 
good, very hardy, and productive to a fault. Gravensteingood, 
slow grower. Jersey Sweeting, and Pound Sweeting good, 
upright growers and poor bearers. Northern Spy good, and 
good grower, hardy, a shy bearer. Newtown Pippin, the hardiest 
tree, slow grower, best quality. Blue English and Herford- 
shire Pearmain, hardy, good growers,"middling bearers, very 
good quality. English Russet, hardy apple, good and a good 
bearer. There is one Romanite, (Pennock, Ed.;) it is a large 
red apple, the tree is hardy, but the apple poor. Small Red 
