g6 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE). 



Reports from the different States, show figures as follows 

 Percentage of full crop- 



Vermont 



Massachusetts . 

 Rhode Island.. 

 Connecticut. . . 

 New York . . . . 

 Pennsylvania. . 



Virginia 



West Virginia . 



Ohio 



Iowa 



Illinois 



Nebraska 



Mississippi . . . . 



Wisconsin 



Kansas 



Delaware 



Idaho 



Oregon 



Washington. . . 

 Canada 



75% 



60 



75 



50 



70 



50 



59 



70 



50 



50 



55 



80 



66 



60 



71 



70 



75 



80 



75 



75 



Average in United States, 72%. 4% increase over last year. 

 Great Britain, average crop." 



Some corrections should be made in the form of these cards 

 but the idea seems to be working out all right and can be made 

 very profitable to the growers and to the Department. 



Only Ihe three State Fairs were attended this year with the 

 exhibit of insects and diseases of the orchard. At each a good 

 location was furnished and much interest shown in the display. 

 The large number of fairs in the State cut into the attendance 

 of the State Fairs, so that the interest in each is not increasing 

 as rapidly as it should. A smaller number would be a benefit 

 to all. 



The exhibit consisted of the various orchard insects and 

 wood infected with a large number of diseases, together with 

 bottles and jars of .spraying material and literature covering 

 the methods of control or prevention. 



During the year we have published a Bulletin entitled ''Or- 

 charding in Maine," which covers apple growing up to the point 

 of picking. The cuts were all from pictures taken by the De- 

 partment. 



We have spoken at two Farmers' Institutes, fifteen Grange 

 meetings, fifty-six demonstration meetings, one Fruit Growers' 

 Field Day and at the Pomological Meeting. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A. K. GARDNER, 



State Horticulturist. 



