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M. Biittoi'tield, Jackson County. — Ijor Davis on twelve and fifteen 

 year old trees will have a fair crop; younger ones only about a sixth. 

 Gano is al)ont the same. -Jackson county will have about a sixth of a 

 full crop. 



I. B. Lawton, Benton Comity, Ark. — There will be no peaches, but 

 our trees are not hurt. Pears will be fair crop. Strawberries immense, 

 raspberries will be short because of the winter. 



C. J. Eld, Benton County, Ark. — Some parts will have a full 

 crop of Ben Davis, some not nearly that. Tnoram* are full of nice 

 fruit. Ben Davis apples are poor. Western part of the county have a 

 very good report, the eastern much less. 



AVm. H. Barnes, Topeka, Kan. — Early bloom gave fine proniise, 

 but less since. Eeport for western Kansas is that apples are falling. 

 Jonathan is a failure. Apples now promise twenty-five per cent of a 

 crop of winter varieties, but we hope for unusually good quality. Spray- 

 ing seems to be unnecessary this spring. Pear report is good. Cherries^ 

 medium; strawberries, good, but prices low, still growers are planting 

 extensively. 



E. B. Utter, Barrv Countv. — Early fruit is full. Fall trees are 

 full. Winesap is fair, Missouri Pippin is very full, Ben Davi-s has 

 enough, Limbertwig is full. The general report is twenty-five per cent 

 of a "^yinter crop. 



J. C. Evans. — My actual observation is that the apple crop of Mis 

 souri will not be over twenty-five per cent. The early varieties have 

 more than the winter ones. 



J. M. Irvine, Buchanan County. — There was not a full blossoming, 

 but they set well and the general promise for the first of June is fifty 

 per cent. Missouri Pippin comes first, Winesap, second, Ben Davis i 

 short; others will not have a tenth of a crop. 



N. F. Murray, Holt, County. — Strawberry crop is good; raspberry, 

 ten per cent; pears are few, also plums, and I have counted six peaches. 

 Apples average twenty-fi^'e per cent with Winesa]i short. Ben Davis 

 lieaviest, but not over twenty-five per cent. 



J3. S. Helvern, Benton County, Ark. — Plums will be twenty-five 

 per cent. Old J^en Davis al»(»ut forty; raspixM-ries, twenty-five; black- 



