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ing that instead of an extra orchard, he had nothing better than 

 crab?, and the commonest varieties of seedlings. Can nothing be 

 done to stop this fraud in selling worthless trash for such high 

 prices and as fruit of extra quality? It is nothing but wholesale 

 robbery which costs the citizens of this state thousands of dollars 

 every year, and for which some redress should be devised. 



SIXTH DISTRICT — C. W. POTTER, MAUSTOX. 



Couxties — Adams, Juneau and Monroe. — The past season has 

 been one of unusual encouragement to fruit growers of this dis- 

 trict. The winter of .1879-80 was comparatively mild, and no 

 serious damage was done to apple trees, grape vines or small fruits 

 of any kind. They all blossomed full, and as there were no late 

 frosts to destroy them, nearly every blossom produced fruit. Many 

 varieties of apple trees were so heavily loaded that the high winds 

 during the summer nearly destroyed them. As far as my expe- 

 rience can judge, the most productive standard varieties are as 

 follows, in the order named : Duchess, Farneuse, TJtter's Red and 

 Pewaukee. Our orchards are all young or nearly so, and the 

 above estimate is for young trees. Old orchards might show a 

 different result. I think Pewaukee and Walbridge deserve es- 

 pecial mention. The trees seem to be just as hardy as the Trans- 

 cenclant crab ; the fruit is of good quality, keeps well, and is 

 smooth and clear from specks. 



There were fully as many trees planted in this district last year 

 as the year previous, and with better results. Nearly all the trees 

 planted last spring made a good start, owing to frequent rains 

 through April and May, which kept the ground moist. They 

 still looked well in the fall, and bid fair to go through the winter 

 all right. As to destructive insects, there has been but little com- 

 plaint. The blight showed itself in nearly all parts of the dis- 

 trict, although much more in some places than in others. It seems 

 to be worse on the sandy soil than on the higher ridges of clay 

 soil, that is, on apple and crab trees. But pear trees blighted 

 badly. I saw one in Judge Winsor's orchard, Mauston, four 

 inches in diameter, loaded with pears, killed to the ground. Tame 

 plums blossomed full, but nearly all blighted. The native plums 



