Many interesting statements were made on this subject Several very striking proofs were furnished of the profits of dwarf orchards. T. G. Yeomans, of Walworth, Wayne County, had large plantations of dwarf trees. They were eight feet apart each way, and were cultivated by two horses walking abreast, quite as perfectly as conld be done in a garden by hand, and at less expense than the culture of corn and potatoes. His trees are about eight years old. His Angoulemes bear now about a bushel per tree, and sell readily for fifteen dollars per barrel. Many of the pears weigh about a pound. A member stated that he had, that morning, measured and estimated half an acre of dwarf Virgalieds on Ellwanger & Barry's grounds, and found that 120 bushels per acre would be below the actual product this unfavorable year, the price being $3 per bushel at least. The trees are but six years from the bud. Last year the crop was about the same; the year before, or when but four years from the bud, they yielded at the rate of $500 per acre. They had a row of the Louise Bonne of Jefsey, eight years old, that at the same rate per acre, would yield 500 bushels, and they readily sell at $3 per bushel. The cultivation is not more costly than that of a cornfield.

W. P. Townsend, of Lockport, who has had much experience, made the following statement on this subject: Seven years since, he commenced raising trees. A quantity of quince stocks were imported, and set in the usual manner, in nursery rows, and budded with pears. At the age of one year, one-half the pear-trees were dug out. He then determined to leave the balance in such a manner that the ground.might be occupied by a pear orchard, which was done by removing two rows and leaving one, which made the distance ten feet between the rows. The rows thus left were thinned out so that they stood three or four feet apart At the distance of twenty feet in each alternate row, a standard pear-tree was planted, so that the ground was cut up into squares of ten feet, which I think is the proper distance for a dwarf and standard pear orchard. The dwarf trees on this plot are now five years from the bod. The land occupied by these trees is aboot one acre. The product this year (eleven barrels Bartlett) sold for $10 per barrel, and by estimate, the balance of the crop will be thirty barrels, which is sold at the same price.

These same trees, in 1855, yielded eighteen barrels; in 1856, bat a small crop The varieties are Bartlett, White Doyennl, Le Care, Louise Bonne de Jersey, and Duchesse d'Angouleme, with a number of varieties planted as specimen trees. Mr. T. had not the least doubt but the culture of pears upon quince could be made profitable. But the planter of dwarf trees could not expect a return without at least giving his trees as good tillage as he does his potato field; and the course taken by most planters has been quite the contrary, which has in a great measure been the cause of the prejudice against the planting of the pear on quince. There is not the least question but that the planting of trees and their cultivation can be profitably made to replace the loss of the wheat crop; nor is there any cause to fear over production, so long as the western portion of our land is open to ns as a market.

It was generally conceded that the cause of failure in dwarf pear culture, was owing to a bad selection of sorts, and to the almost universal neglect of cultivation, planters generally not giving their trees anything like the attention they do their common farm crops.

The proper depth for planting dwarfs was discussed, and it was the general opinion that it was best to have the point of union about even with the surface of the ground. If much deeper, the pear would throw out roots, which experience had always shown made bad trees; the roots being few and one sided, the trees grow obliquely. Bending the newly formed roots around the tree, partially obviates this difficulty. If the quince is above ground, the borer is apt to attack it.