In  1866,  there  were  82,181  fruit-trees  in  bearing,  while  130,469  were  unpro-
ductive. Only  31,460  pounds  of  grapes  were  gathered  in  all  the  county.  This-
was  at  a  time  when  the  fruit  crop  should  have  been  abundant,  but  the  cause*
assigned  were  too  powerful  to  be  overcome  by  a  mere  desire  on  the  part  of  the
farmers.
In  1875,  there  were  131,873  apple-trees,  31,274  cherry-trees,  1,451  plum-
trees,  3,629  pear-trees  and  1,505  other  varieties  of  fruits,  all  in  bearing.  The
number  of  trees  not  in  bearing  aggregated  only  125,864,  and  these  included
young  orchards.
These  figures  show  that  fruit  can  be  raised  here.  In  most  parts  of  the
county,  apples  will  eventually  become  an  excellent  crop ;  but  the  prize  can  be
won  only  by  skillful  management.
A  farmer  would  not  think  of  using  an  unknown  variety  of  wheat  for  seed,
or  a  new  kind  of  corn  for  planting,  and  then  expect  to  reap  a  full  harvest  with-
out proper  cultivation  of  the  soil.  Why,  then,  should  he  expect  to  grow  fruit
from  unknown  trees,  without  even  watching  them,  \o  protect  them  in  their  early
stages  from  weather  and  insects  ?


POST  OFFICES  IN  THE  COUNTY.
The  following  list  shows  the  post  offices  now  in  existence  in  Henfy  County :
Boyleston,  Cotton  Grove,  Hillsborough,  Lowell,  Marshall,  Mount  Pleasant,.
Mount  Vernon,  New  London,  Oakland  Mills,  Rome,  Salem,  Swedesburg,  Tren-
ton, Wayne,  Winfield,  Winona.
MOUNT  PLEASANT.
