Profits of pear growing in the Northwest discussed
The Freeport Journal Supplement surveys pear prices and profits, citing Dr. G W Grant from Newburgh selling 400 Flemish Beauty pears for 80 dollars and other growers like Austin Pinney and J Stickney reporting varied prices from twelve cents per pear to ten dollars per bushel, arguing cultivation would raise demand and prices.
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Northwest
G. W.grant
Newburgh
N. Y
Boston
Philadelphia
Weil
T. J. Yeomans
Walworth
Duchess d’Angouleme
Austin Pinney
Clarkstown N. Tet
J. Stickney
Louise Bonne de Jersey
John Gordon
Brighton
Elwanger & Barry
Rochester
T. BR
Austin
Rays
Transcendent crab apple praised in early fruit reports
A long report from Rochester and Geneva touts the Transcendent crab apple as superior for drying and eating, with yields and profits cited from several orchards. Notes from Horticultural Society discussions and local growers affirm high quality, large fruit, and strong market demand, including cider from the variety.
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Geneva
N.Y
Graves
Thomas Smith
Marshal D. Wilder
American Pomological Society
Phinney
Canancaigua
Howell
New York
Sharp
Lockport
N. Y
Murderous Sea Flower and Tree Delivery Notice
A fragmented notice describes delivery terms for chairs and trees. It mentions notification via P.O. or PLO and delivery on the 2nd day of November if customers do not receive prior notice, with orders specifying delivery unless notified otherwise.
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P.O
Peeties
PLO
Cpe
Sparrows and the Cherry Decree of Frederick the Great
A tale recounts Frederick the Great offering six farthings per sparrow to protect cherries. The sparrows were hunted, cherry trees decimated, insects surged, and other birds fled. The king later admitted no mistake but began importing sparrows again to repopulate Prussia.
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Frederick the Great
Prussia
October apples keep best after old moon harvest
A fruit grower asserts apples picked in the old moon October third quarter store longer. Bruised fruit from that time dries to a dark corky substance without rotting the rest, unlike bruised apples picked at other times which tend to rot and contaminate nearby fruit.
Wisconsin minister takes $400 pay in trade receipts
A Wisconsin clergyman preached for four hundred dollars in value, receiving his salary chiefly in barter during the previous year, with figures showing trade payments exceeding cash wages.
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Wisconsin
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Freeport Journal-Supplement
Pear Culture
Geneva, N. Y
F. A. Stowe
Troy
Stephenson County
P. B. Bradshaw
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