. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NEW ha:hpshire NEW JERSEY 1081 "About this time—ISOO to ISIO —the apple orchards iu town which had been early set out, produced apples in abundance, which were made iuto cider. Everj' man had his orchard, and every tenth man his cider-mill. Every well-to-do farmer put into his cellar yearly from 20 to 50 b
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NEW ha:hpshire NEW JERSEY 1081 "About this time—ISOO to ISIO —the apple orchards iu town which had been early set out, produced apples in abundance, which were made iuto cider. Everj' man had his orchard, and every tenth man his cider-mill. Every well-to-do farmer put into his cellar yearly from 20 to 50 barrels of cider which was all drunk on the premises. Col. John Bellows had an orchard of 30 acres, the largest in town. In 1805 there were 4,800 bar- rels of cider made and every drop drunk in ; At the present time a good many old and somewhat neglected apple orchards are to be found, and these often bear good crops of marketable fruit. At the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Horticultural Society in January, 1899, it was estimated that $2,000,000 worth of apples were exported from the state in 1898. Of these about one-half were raised in the two south- eastern counties —Strafford and Rockingham. The varieties most commonly grown for export are Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, Northern Spy, Fanieuse, Blue Pearmain, Yellow Bellflower. and King. The newer varieties are of course being introduced, but very few large orchards are being set. Summer and fall apples are abundant for local consumption. Very little has been done in a commercial way with the drupaceous fruits. Plums are successfully raised on a small scale. The Lombard is undoubtedly the favorite variety, although the Japanese plums appear to be able to withstand the climate, and are rapidly growing in favor. Peaches are raised in a few somewhat isolated in- stances, and it is worthy of note that the peach-growers of five years ago are still in the business. The intro- duction of this fruit as a money c
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