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surmisiDg that after a year of such abundance, scarcity would 

 follow. With pears and apples this was the natural result. Al- 

 though very many trees bore average crops, and some fine speci- 

 mens, yet, taken as a whole, the result was very unsatisfactory. 



Early summer and fall apples were comparatively plenty. 

 Carolina Red June, Kirkbndge White, Early Red and some oth- 

 ers were quite plenty. Further on in the season, the Duchess of 

 Oldenburg, Sharp's Spice, Fall Orange, Sops ol Wine, Porter, 

 Keswick Codlin and some others averaged fair crops. Whilst 

 the winter apples were very scarce, a few Ben Davis, Golden Rus- 

 sets, Westfield Seek-no-Further, Vandevere Pippins, Cayuga Red- 

 sireak were fine, but not a full crop. Northern Spys were quite 

 scarce, owing to full crop last summer. Talman Sweet, where not 

 bearing the year before, were fine. The sweet apples were more 

 abundant than sour, so that the merchants in Milwaukee city 

 complained, and asked us why we did not bring them some sour 

 apples. The two varieties that produced the most revenue were 

 Sops of Wine and Duchess of Oldenburg. A great many trees were 

 barked by mice and trimmed by rabbits, on account of the deep 

 snow. Tender varieties suffered severely fro.nci root freezing, 

 bark bursting, and long continued cold. 



The pear crop was small. Some kind-», whose buds paFsed 

 through tiie winter's freeze, partially unharmed, bore average 

 crops, among which may be mentioned Bartlett, Flemish 

 Beauty, Ananas d'Ete, Sugar, Clapp's Favorite, Buffum, Sickel, 

 Louisa Bonne de Jersey, and Duchesse d'Angouleme. Others 

 which c )uld not withstand the severity of the winter b >re no 

 fruit. Some considered hardy, as well as the more tender, root 

 killed entirely, and are gone. 



Grapes were hardly an average crop. Numbers of Rogers' 

 Hybrids were killed, or hurt i?o badly that they did not produce 

 but little fruit. Some Janesville and Concord vines were so 

 nearly killed that they bore but a few specimens. 



Plums were scarce. Among those doing the best were Miner, 

 Lombard and De Soto. Some other kinds bore a few specimens 

 but were very scarce. 



Currants of all varieties were hardly an average crop. 



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