Thursday 5 January 2017

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Day 1


Original post date: 25 Dec 2016


"The first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree."


Pear Orchard near Upchurch


At one time a farmer gave part of his land to growing an orchard. Usually a census that has agricultural information, or in the UK the Apportionment Rolls, will tell you how much of a persons land he used for orchards.


My gift to you this first day of Christmas is....





....where to find your orchard and fruit growers.




Orchard Notes, Maine periodical

New York State Fruit Growers' Association: First Annual Banquet, 1910

Better Fruit; Northwest Fruit Growers Association

Proceedings of Horticultural Societies and Fruit Growers, Melbourne 1894

Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario




Related Post:
My Ancestor was Just a Farmer - early censuses




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