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shown at the crotch of the tree or at the junction of large limbs, 

 as well as in patches on the trunks, especially on the upper side 

 of those that lean to one side. This injury was probably due 

 to the accumulation of ice at these points, when a sudden change 

 in temperature caused the injury to the cellular tissue. 



Kennebec County. 

 One orchard of 450 trees in the town of China, situated with 

 an eastern slope toward the shore of the lake and a good wood 

 protection on the west lost 430 trees killed outright. The varie- 

 ties were mostly Ben Davis, Baldwins, Spys, Starks, and Green- 

 ings. All the pear and" plum trees were killed. The year 

 before this orchard yielded 200 barrels of number one apples. 

 It has had good care and was in a very thrifty condition. The 

 Stark trees had been set three or four years, and the others 

 from 10 to 25 years. The trees not winter-killed were scattered 

 through the orchard and were all Mcintosh Red. 



Androscoggin County. 

 In Androscoggin county one orchard of 200 trees, on what 

 was reported as "river land," which is spoken of as a healthy 

 hill-side orchard, lost about 40 trees, mostly Ben Davis and Spy. 

 This orchard was pruned and had some cultivation and the 

 Fisher Formula had been used to some extent. 



Cumberland County. 

 One orchard in the town of North Baldwin contains 800 

 trees, on broken land and slopes in all directions. Twenty-five 

 Baldwins were killed outright, and fifty very badly injured, 

 besides others that were slightly winter-killed. 



Oxford County. 



In Oxford county one orchard of 2,000 trees about 25 years 

 old, situated on a southeast slope of a high ridge lost 50 trees ; 

 Baldwins, Starks and Ben Davis. The loss was on the lowest 

 land. This orchard was plowed, dressed with bam ma:: ire and 

 well pruned. 



