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comes the Diu-hess. while siu-h Hiu' vai-ieties ;is I'ei-k's Pleasant and 

 and Seek-no-Further will g'ive us a small croj). The Maiden's Blush 

 also promises a good crop, as well as st)nie other kinds. The Earh^ 

 Richmond cherry was badly damaged by the cold of last winter, and 

 1 think some further injury was done by the freeze of last month. 

 While some trees will ])roduce only a few scattering cherries, others, 

 l)eing more favorably located, will probably yield from one-fourth to 

 one-third of a crop. The few pear trees in my vicinity bloomed 

 well, bnt the young fruit dropped off. Taken altogether the crop of 

 tree fruits will not be a large one. and I l)elieve tliat the outlook for 

 such fruits for some years to come is not good. Most of our trees 

 are too old and too closely planted to promise much for the future. 

 We mnst plant trees every year in order to kee]i up onr supply of 

 fruit. 



A. 'L. Miner, of Momence — Mr. Mortimer's report, in regard to 

 apples, will a])ply very well to the eastern part of the county. We 

 will have a good su})ply of Early Richmond cherries. The Morello 

 is doing ])Oorly this season. 



Mr. Mellon stated that the condition of fruit in the southern 

 part of the connty is similar to that just re])orted by Mr. Mortimer 

 of Manteno. 



R. A. Lane, of Bonheld. said that he did not have much to add 

 to Mr. Mortimer's re])ort. Of apples in his neighborhood there 

 would be from one-fourth to one-half a crop. P'or cherries the out- 

 look is rather l)etter than has been represented, and a fair crop is 

 expected. 



VINEYARDS. 



P. A. Bonvallet. committee, sent the following report: 



Belle Paek, III.. June 4. 188H. 

 Vineyards are all right excepting those in (jood rich land, ten 

 per cent, of which is cut off by frost. This makes me more inclined 

 to trust j)0()y land fof (j rapes; furthermore we are expecting a higher 

 market. Vines are fully loaded with promising l)unches. We 

 expect to suffer no loss from our vines that were cut off by frost as 

 they had not been pruned, and are pruning them now, believing it 

 to be the liest time, as a large quantity of the buds are now swelling. 



Mr. Bonvallet's report of last meeting was received too late for 

 publication. He is experimenting in three different methods of 

 pruning, and wiU inform us in regard to the result. 



