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Grapes are much neglected, and even ignored, as not one 

 farmer in a hundred will listen or try to learn how to cultivate 

 them, which I think as easy as hop culture. For varieties, I con- 

 sider the Concord first for productiveness. I gathered nineteen 

 pounds from one vine in 1877; last year only thirteen or fourteen 

 pounds from a hill. Next, the Janesville produces well and comes 

 into market first, making them very salable, though last spring the 

 frost killed the first buds of the Janesville, while the other varieties 

 escaped. For quality of fruit, I deem Roger's No. 9 and the Del- 

 aware first; then comes Salem, Roger's Nos. 5, 15 and 19. The 

 amount of grapes cultivated in this district is limited to small lots 

 near the towns alone* the Fox river. I have about one acre set. 



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Small Fruits. — Strawberries — The Wilson is the leading 

 variety, though few are raised for sale. Raspberries occupy an 

 important part in most of our gardens for home consumption. The 

 Mammoth Cluster leads, but Philadelphia Red and Purple Cane do 

 well. Blackberries — But few are grown, mostly the Ancient 

 Britain, A\hich endure the winter best. 



The amount of tree planting in this district is increasing in 

 spite of hard times. Since the cold winter, trees have lived and 

 •flourished better than before. The spring frost killed most of the 

 apple and crab blos'soms, or fruit sets, north and west of us. We 

 had no fire blight on pear, apple or crab, and but a small amount 

 of codling- moth. 



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SEVENTH DISTRICT D. HUNTLEY, ATPLETON. 



Counties. — Outagamie, Shavmno and Waupaca. In my last 

 report I stated that the winter had been favorable, and that 

 we were expecting a good fruit season. But the hard winter 

 is not the only enemy the fruit trees have to contend with. The 

 apple trees blossomed very full, but were injured somewhat 

 by a frost about that time or a little later. Still, I think there 

 would have been as many left uninjured as the trees could have 

 matured perfectly, or without injury from over-bearing; but as the 

 apples began to appear, the trees were found to be infested with 

 worms just hatching, and although we commenced killing immedi- 

 ately, or as soon as discovered, still they continued to increase, and 

 it soon became evident that the whole time must be given to the 

 8 — Hort. So. 



