250 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON OBSERVATION. 



FIRST district— G. P. PEFFER, PEWAUKEE. 



Counties — Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Milwaukee, Wash- 

 ington, Sheboygan. 



Conditions of Temperature, etc. 



In this vicinity we had no rain from the 14th of May 

 until first week in September to wet the dust more than 

 one- half inch at a time, although there were nice showers 

 north and south of us, in the third week, (or about the 20th) 

 of June. They were local, however, and extended only for 

 a few miles. Their course was mainly from the south 

 southwest to east, or more on a curve south of us, and those 

 that came from the same course curved to northeast so we 

 did not get a drop here on the 20th of June, but on the 

 southeast of Oconomovvoc Lake very heavy hail fell, so much 

 that a large share of all the glass on grape andgreen houses 

 was broken, corn cut to pieces and fruit on the tree cut up, 

 strawberries spoiled and grapes too. The hail did not all 

 thaw on the north side of buildings and board fences for 

 twenty-four hours. It only ranged about three-quarters of 

 a mile wide, but extended over twenty miles in length. 

 Thermometer ranged several times 96° and 98° in the shade 

 during the summer, but it being so very dry no mildew on 

 the grape, nor sun-scald, or fireb light on any of the fruit 

 trees appeared. The greatest damage was done on account 

 of the drouth, by the aphis on the plum and fruit trees, and 

 the red spider on succulent plants, roses, etc., etc. 



Varieties Fruited. 



In apples there were more than one hundred varieties 

 fruited in the seven counties. In fact, most all varieties 

 that are grown in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York 

 and all other eastern states. The collection exhibited at 

 the New Orleans show was largely gathered from those 

 counties, and, in fact, out of the 2G2 varieties from Wiscon- 

 sin 179, including some thirty varieties of cross-bred crabs 



