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Easpberries, with some exceptions, were a very fine crop. The 

 Turner bore well, Doolittle the same, whilst Gregg, the Big Black 

 Cap, for hardiness, prolific qualities, and large showy fruit beat 

 them all. Clark and Pride of the Hudson winter killed badly ; 

 notwithstanding this drawback they produced some fine fruit, but 

 it was too scattering for a paying crop. 



Crabs were very fine. The Hyslop, Transcendent, Yellow and 

 Red Siberian were very plenty, and sold well on account of the 

 general scarcity of fruit. 



Strawberries were fine on account of the frequent showers that 

 we bad during the ripening season. Crescent and Sharpless Seed- 

 lings again carried off the honors from the Wilson, Colonel 

 Cheney and the Monarch of the West. Prouty gave us some fine 

 berries, also Capt. Jack, which is an immense yieloer, fruit me- 

 dium to large, good flavor, resembling the Wilson, of which it is 

 said to be a seedling, foliage healthy, and a good berry to tie to. 



Take it as a whole, the fruit crop of 1881 was better than we 

 were led to expect, from the severity of the previous winter. 



THIRD DISTRICT — GEORGE HILL, ROSENDALE. 



Counties — Jefferson^ Dodge, Columbia and Fond du Lac. — 

 There is no very flattering report to make as the results of my 

 observations. As anticipated a year ago, the heavy apple crop 

 of 1880, followed by the extreme cold winter, finished off two- 

 thirds of the bearing trees. The smallest crop of apples was pro- 

 duced the past year, of any season since 1860, and the general 

 unkept appearance of the orchards about the country, seem to 

 indicate that farmers are discouraged about raising fruit. How- 

 ever, in talking with some of the best farmers, there is a desire 

 and determination to continue fruit growing on a small scale for 

 home consumption. The varieties that have sustained the least 

 Injury are Duchess, Tetofsky, Tartbough, Talman Sweet, 

 Fameuse, Walbridge, Red Astrachan, Westfield Seek-no- 

 Further and Golden Russet. These standing for hardiness about 

 in the order named. My observation has not extended to some 

 of the newer varieties originated in the northwest. 



The pear trees are disappearing from our gardens, while the 



