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Show Pears Covering the Season. I started fruit growing on a rather extensive scale about 45 years ago. At that time nurserymen propagated a longer list of pears than at present. So far as my experience goes the list might be reduced to Clapp's Favorite for earliest, succeeded by Bartlett, Seckel, Beurre d'Anjou and Beurre Clairgeau. After trying many varieties vari-eties I have found this list to cover the season fairly well. They are all I would recommend for home use or market, says a writer in an exchange. Clapp's Favorite Is a pear of bright quality, and sells well, but must be picked before It gets too ripe, 'as it is prone to soften at the core. |