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years duration, are found in the neighborhood. On this soil, which seems well suited to 

 the pear, but la perhaps too rich for BOme varieties of the apple, Dr. Crain has an orchard 

 of 25 acres, planted about a dozen years ago. 



Early May, which may be Virginia May, and possibly the Yellow June of Indiana, and 

 the White Juneating of Downing, was in good shipping order last year on the 15th of 

 June. It blooms too early, but bean well and is profitable at this point. 



Early Harvest, eleven years old, bore very full last year, and was shipped 23d of June. 



OaroUna Red June is shipped about July 1st, and is rated by Dr. Crain as about equal 

 to the Early Harve-t as a market apple. It does not crack or scab much. 



Fall Pippin, spots and decays prematurely. 



T> rrei's Late. Of this Dr. Crain says he has never seen an early winter apple 80 uni- 

 versally popular. It is about the color of the Pennock and most like the Spitzenberg 

 in flavor. It is very productive. 



Spark's is productive, not best in quality and a uniform bearer. In color and form it 

 is like the Ortley. 



Virginia Greening resembles Fallowater, and is considered promising. 



Shockley resembles Black Gilliflower, but is lighter, of acid flavor, not high and keeps 

 well. 



American Golden Russet did well last year but has not generally been satisfactory. 



Smith's Cider succeeds well here so far, and is profitable. It is a very early winter 

 apple. At Cobden is said to be water cored. 



Nickajack is profitable to sell southward in Spring. It is not very good. 



Jtawles Janet spots before cold weather, but does well a few miles off on the oak 

 ridges. 



Pryor's Red wants the same soil, on which it has succeeded well in this county. 



Lavage. This Dr. Crain believes to be the best apple yet tried in this region. It 

 keeps, with less loss than the Nickajack. 



Wincsap succeeds well here. It was more tender in bloom last year than other sorts. 



The year having been so unfavorable, the committee have had few opportunities to 

 examine any new sorts of apples, and have little to report in that direction. In a few 

 years we may expect some interesting results from the various experiments now going 

 on. Mr. Andrews, of Marengo, is introducing some winter Siberian crabs, which in the 

 terrible winters of the northern country can endure the climate and produce a tolera- 

 ble fruit. Mr. Skinner, of the same place, has some 1500 varieties under trial. Our 

 Industrial University will plant about that many the next spring. I have myself about 

 the .-aine number. Mr. Lawyer, of South Pass, from whom a great part of these col- 

 lections are derived, has I believe about 2000 varieties in his experimental orchard. 



PEARS. 



Pears were also injured by the spring frosts so as to produce but a very small crop, 

 but were perhaps better than the apples. Trees, however, showed some blight at 

 several points. 



At Aurora we heard considerable complaint of lack of success in pear growing, 

 though I think that ultimately when proper modes of management are understood, 

 that that beautiful region will grow the pear. The Flemish Beauty, according to Mr. 

 Minkler, has been the most successful variety with him, and next to it, the White 

 Doyenne. 



