COUNTY REPORTS. 359 



1891 to 1893, from some climatic causes, the apple crop has been almost 

 an entire failure, and other fruits were short in some localities. In 

 1867, I set some Lawden blackberries, they would grow very large 

 canes in summer but freeze in winter, and I never got any berries from 

 them. Next I tried the Kittatinny and gathered bat few berries. Next 

 I tried the Snyder which were full of fine berries every year. 



There is a much greater demand for fruits of all kinds than a few 

 years ago. Some years ago a Mr. Ferry had three-fourths of an acre 

 of raspberries, and he could not sell them, while now there are many 

 acres of these berries, and the demand has not been filled for several 

 years. Besides a great many acres of blackberries and strawberries 

 now where there was none then. In 1865 1 came in possession of a 

 vineyard of Catawba and Isabella grapes, which were not profitable 

 on account of rotting. Concord done well, and need no racking in 

 this country. 



All apple-trees, young and old, are very full of fruit buds which 

 looks promising now for a very large apple crop next year. All trees 

 have made a good growth this summer; the old trees are improving, 

 and there will be many young orchards set out next spring. 



George Anderson & Son, sole proprietors of the Oregon Canning 

 Plant of Oregon, Mo., received the gold me(\al and diploma over all 

 competition for the best canned corn and tomatoes. 



This shows that the soil of Holt county, or Missouri, will raise as 

 good quality of sugar-corn and tomatoes as any other state. J. E, Lin- 

 ville is processor for this plant, and they canned a much larger amount 

 than ever before. 



The cans that took the gold medal and diploma had no extra atten- 

 tion, but were taken down from the stack. 



As horticulture and agriculture are so closely combined, I will give 

 the following : 



O. & C. T. Graves, of Maitland, Holt county. Mo., took the pre- 

 mium at the Columbian Exposition for having the best Jersey butter 

 cow on exhibition. 



B. O. Cowen, of New Point, Holt county, Mo., also carried away 

 ^$1125 in premiums on short horn cattle. 



N. F. Murray, of Oregon, Holt county. Mo., took premiums on ap- 

 ples, and the Missouri State Horticultural Society received on fruits, 

 J.6 medals. 



Holt county is close to the front of the State on awards at the 

 World's Fair, and the State of Missouri is the banner State of the 

 Union in awards at the World's Fair, which goes to show that Missouri 

 has as intelligent to enter psising people as will be found in the Union, 



