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Fruit Trees. 



An orchard was commenced three years ago, and additions have been made lo 

 it each spring since until now there are 222 apple trees, consisting of 72 varieties ; 

 90 plum trees, 26 varieties; 90 cherry trees, 29 varieties; 62 pears, 21 varieties; 26 

 crab apple trees, 7 varieties; in all 481 trees, covering about 12 acres. These trees 

 are making good healthy growth, they do not make wood fast, but with few excep- 

 tions are growing stout and strong. 



Some have commenced to bear. The Longfield has borne for 2 years a small 

 hard apple, but the wood appeal's weak, and the limbs having fruit on them break 

 easily with the wind. The Wagener, Scott's Winter, Eod Astrachan, Yellow Trans- 

 parent, Maiden's Blush, Tetofsk}' and Boroviuka fruited this year. A heavy storm of 

 rain and wind on August 22ud shook the young trees very badly, blowing off much 

 of the fruit and breaking some of the branches. 



The canker worm and bark lice are the most troublesome pests so far. 



Meetings attended. 



I attended a farmers' meeting at Belmont on January 12th ; was At a meeting of 

 the Farmers and Dairymen's Association of New Brunswick, at Fredericton, on 

 26th and 27th of January ; at the farmers and dairymen's meeting at Truro on March 

 15th and 16th, also a meeting of Provincial G-range at Bass River, N.S., on June 27th. 



Exhibitions attended. 



I exhibited grain in straw and in glass bottles, grasses, potatoes and beans 

 at Pictou exhibition held on 19th, 20th and 21st of September, and also at Charlot- 

 tetown on the 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th of September, in all about 127 varieties 

 of grains and grasses and 49 varieties of potatoes were shown. 



I also attended the Sackville exhibition on 13th of October. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



WM. M. BLAIE, 



Suptriniendent. 



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