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was a total failure, except one variety, name unknown; resembles 

 tlie Melocoton type, which average live baskets per tree of excellent 

 fruit, 



L. G. Young, North East, Erie county, reports the grape crop as 

 the largest and best ever grown. His town shipped one thousand 

 cars. Of plums, he prefers the Lombard, Shipper's Pride, Moore's 

 Arctic and the gages of the European type, and Abundance, Bur- 

 bank and Red June, of the Japans. Of peaches, he reports all va- 

 rieties winter-killed, except Alexander, Nager, Hill's Chile, Crosby, 

 Lewis & nine's Surprise, which produced a good crop. Mr. Young 

 adds that on the whole their experience for 1899 was satisfactory, 

 and says this may be the explanation: "We give our trees thorough 

 cultivation and care, using potash freely, as well as ground bone." 



C. W. Good, Waynesboro, Franklin county, reports from near 

 Mason and Dixon's line, and what he says is of interest, especially 

 for his section of the State. "Speaking for myself and family, we 

 have had a season of the finest fruit products that it has ever been 

 our duty sRid pleasure to be thankful for. Apples were in the lead 

 by far. W^e are now eating Kennards, Starks and York Stripes. 

 Later we will attack Gibbs, Delaware Red Winter, Lancaster Green- 

 ing, Albemarle and such. Later still, sometime next summer, Ment- 

 zer after Lumbertwig and some others. No Ben Davis in our bill- 

 of-fare. York Imperial, Grimes Golden, Wlnesap and Mickley's 

 Rambo were so good we could not keep them on account of buyers' 

 inclination toward them." Mr. Good adds that he did not get hungry 

 or dry enough to try the Kieffer pears the past season. 



Geo. N. Owens, Birmingham, Huntingdon county, reports insect 

 pests on the increase. Little or no spraying in his section. He 

 says: "I tried lights among the trees at night last season and feel 

 encouraged to make further efforts along that line," 



Daniel D. Herr, Lancaster, Lancaster county, puts the Cumberland 

 raspberry at the head of the list for size, quality and hardiness. The 

 Kieffer pear is still at the top, while the York Imperial apple is 

 planted largely, it is giving way to the Ben Davis, Stark and Gano. 

 The Japan plums are holding their own and are really the onlj' varie- 

 ties worth planting in his section, 



W. P. Brinton, Christiana, Lancaster county, says quinces were 

 more plentiful than usual and of better quality. Pears above an 

 average crop, but in some instances the San Jose Scale marred the 

 appearance of the fruit. 



W. B. K. Johnson, Allentown, Lehigh county, reports a heavy crop 

 of Johnson quinces; he sprayed heavily with Bordeaux mixture — 

 so heavily that the tree had the appearance of being white-washed. 

 The result was a crop of perfect fruit. Of strawberries, Glen Mary, 

 Bouncer, Bubach and Gaudy did best. The favorite blackberry is 



