118 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Off. Doc. 



W. A. Gardner, of Potter county, says that the storm and drouth 

 destroyed most of the apple crop. Sour cherries do well, but black 

 knot ruins the trees. 



W. II. t>iuut, of Schuylkill county, reports an average crop of 

 apples, mostly cider stock. Large crop of pears. Peaches, a failure, 

 owing to freeze in March. Common cherries the main reliance. 

 Early vegetables succeeded. Late plantings and late varieties a 

 failure. Does not doul)t the benefits from spraying. Insects unusu- 

 ally numerous. 



A. F. Kimmel, of Schu^ikill, says peaches were about half a crop, 

 of good quality. In plums, Abundance and Burbank do best. Full 

 crop of quinces, good quality; says Eaton is a fine grape. 



Jno. F. Boyer, of Snjder county, reports a short crop of fruit, 

 with the exception of peaches. \Vhere given projjer cultivation and 

 the fruit thinned the (juality was good. Apples might have turned 

 out a fair crop, but spraying was neglected. 



O. P. Shaver, of Somerset county, reports good fruit crops except 

 peaches and cherries, which were frozen in bud. Of peaches, the 

 Alexander, Earh* Kivers and Champion withstood the low tempera- 

 ture best. Champion, very fine. Sold his crop in orchard at |1.8(> 

 per bushel. Grape vines were loaded to the utmost. Good yield 

 of vegetables. Ett'ects of spraying apparent. 



Jno. W. Kodgers, of Sullivan county, reports good crops of pears 

 and grapes. Strawberries, a good crop. Other small fruits a fail- 

 ure. No peaches and half a crop of apples. Good progress in 

 shrubbery and results of spraying good. 



R. S. Searle, of Susiiuehanna county, saAS the apple croj) was very 

 large, but does not keep well. Too dry for vegetables. More inter- 

 est manifested in ornamental gardening. Spraying neglected. 

 More feeding, more trimming and more spraying requiied to insure 

 success. 



S. M. Baker, of Tioga county, says apples, pears and cherries did 

 poorl}-. Peaches a good crop. Drouth cut all crops short, except 

 insects. 



J. Newton Glover, of Union county, says the yield of applet prom- 

 ised well, but high winds and drouth brought down much of the fruit. 

 Rest keeping well. A good crop of peaches where not frozen 

 in bud in March. Japan plums do well. Spraying gives satis- 

 factory results. Suspects that the San Jos<? Scale is at work in 

 some of the orchards. Tent caterpillars unusually plenty. 



R. J. Weld, of Warren county, reports a light crop of apples 

 and pears; too dry. No peaches. Plums, cherries and grapes, av- 

 erage crops. Home adornment on the increase. Spraying is neg- 

 lected. 



Willis Cowan, of Warren county, says ap])lep, pears, plums and 



