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mistake or an error of the heart, as has been for the past three or 

 four years. I aim to be well-posted, and keep my tongue still until 

 •called on for advice. Apple crop for Johnson county at the following 

 places, viz., Holden, Warrensburg, Hazel Hill, Knob ISoster, Pittsville, 

 .Kingsville, Quick City and Columbus, an average of 50 per cent for 

 the entire county, if the weather is favorable for the next three months. 

 Peaches are a total failure. Pears — a few places only : they were all 

 killed by their blooming in March and cold afterward. Plums, about 

 60 per cent of foreign varieties, and Wild Goose about 20 per cent. 

 Apricots, not worth mentioning. Quinces — a few near Warrensburg 

 and Knob Xoster. 



Small fruits : Grapes will average 90 per cent, strawberries about 

 ■35 per cent ; blackberries will be 90 per cent, if not too dry weather in 

 June; raspberries near 90 per cent, if weather was favorable; goose- 

 berries — early varieties all killed, late varieties very good ; currants — 

 ■none to speak of favorable. Up to date, we need rain ; very dry here. 



Lafayette County. 



Apple crop for this county is more favorable. Bordering on Mis- 

 isouri river and at Lexington, Mo., will average 80 per cent, and at May- 

 view the same ; Odessa, Wellington, Napoleon, Dover, Corder, Black- 

 burn and Higginsville, about 60 percent. Peaches, a few in special 

 localities. Pears, a few varieties (late) on Missouri bluffs. Plums 

 about 75 per cent in localities adapted for plum, and mostly foreign 

 varieties ; gooseberries, very good at Lexington, Wellington, Dover 

 and ]Srapoleon ; currants not worth mentioning. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Grapes of this county very near 100 per cent. Strawberries, all 

 depends on locality ; Lexington and surrounding country and Mayview 

 will average 60 per cent. 



Blackberries near 100 per cent ; raspberries, a few localities 80 

 per cent, and others only 40 per cent. 



Gooseberries about 75 per cent ; currants on Missouri bluff about 

 60 per cent. 



ORCHARDS. 



Lafayette county is better adapted to fruit-growing than Johnson 

 county, and why ? All sub-strata of clay lands bordering on Missouri 

 river, containing more sandstone inlaid with croppings of soapstone by 



