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bore in abundance, both in forest and orchard. The Early Rich- 

 mond cherry was a fair crop. Grape3 were a good crop, and no 

 early frosts to injure them. Concord and Delaware are the varie- 

 ties mostly planted here. Raspberries, goooseberries and currants 

 were a fair crop, although the currant worm injured them some. 

 Strawberries were not a satisfactory crop ; the fruit was inferior 

 and the season short. 



SEVENTH DISTRICT — D. HUNTLEY, APPLETON. 



Counties — Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca. — The past 

 season has been very good for apples, pears, grapes and all small 

 fruits except strawberries ; they were not a full crop, owing, I 

 think, to the dry fall of 1879. There has been some complaint 

 that apples have not kept well this winter. The principal reason, 

 I believe, is not so much in the season as in the time and manner 

 of gathering and packing. Three-quarters of the apples were 

 on the ground in many of the orchards before picking for winter 

 commenced at all. 



The Jonathan, Minkler, Pewaukee ; Walbridge and Willow 

 Twig were fruited for the first time in this locality, to any extent, 

 and at present writing, January 30, are all, except the Pewaukee, 

 in good condition. The Jonathan is especially fine, both in tree 

 and fruit, and if this winter does not injure it, I think there will 

 be more set the coming spring. The Minkler and Red Romanite 

 are still as hard as bullets. The trees of the two last named are 

 also looking nicely. The Pewaukee and AVal bridge not as nice. 

 I have a barrel of picked Fameuse that are in fine condition (Jan- 

 uary 30), and look as if they would keep a couple of months 

 longer. They have been good to eat lor three months past. I 

 think this variety more profitable than any other grown here, with, 

 perhaps, the exception of the Talman Sweet. 



Our local society are willing and anxious to test anything that 

 promises to be an acquisition, and will set the coming spring the 

 "Wealthy apple, the Crescent strawberry, the Gregg raspberry and 

 Stone's Hardy blackberry. Some growing the Philadelphia rasp- 

 berry think it more profitable than the black caps for our market. 



There has been little or no blight either on apple or pear trees 



