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means a large number of barrels for the market. The only drawback 

 is that this is not general, and the orchards having good crops are in 

 specially sheltered locations and somewhat scattered. 



The peach crop was never a more complete failure, for from no 

 peach district does there come a report of anything like a crop. A few 

 choice locations or protected situations will have some peaches, but the 

 crop is gone. 



Pears will be light for the same reason that the apples are light. 

 Late frost killed the blossoms. 



Cherries have been only one-half crop. 



Plums promise a good crop and they are now in good condition. 



Raspberries about one-half crop. The cold of February 13, which 

 killed our peach crop, injured the raspberry canes very badly. 



Blackberries promise much better, from 15 per cent to a full crop 

 for all the hardy varieties. 



Grapes are looking fine and prospect is for a full crop of this luscious 

 fruit. Nothing is Hkely to injure this fruit unless it be the rot, which 

 may come about August i. - • 



From the majority of reports thus far received we feel sure that all 

 our fruits will bring good prices at least, and it will pay the fruit grower 

 well to take care of all he has in his orchard. 



POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



As was announced in our programme, you know that the Executive 

 Committee has secured the meeting of the American Pomological Society 

 here at Kansas City on August 8, 9, 10, 1905. This is the most import- 

 ant horticultural meeting ever held here in Missouri, and we now wish 

 every member of our State Society to make it his business to help entertain 

 this notable Society at its gathering. 



The most prominent horticulturists of the United States will be 

 here, and we wish for them to know not only the fruit growers of Mis- 

 souri, but also some of our possibilities, our resources, our advantages. 



It will be the time and place where we can secure many facts of in- 

 formation, many additions to our knowledge, many answers to our puz- 

 zling questions, which will be worth much to us in our future work. The 

 best scientists of our Experiment Stations, the most learned teachers in 

 entomology, in botany, in geology and in the study of fungous diseases ; the 

 most expert men in nomenclature ; the best experienced growers in prun- 

 ing cultivation, packing and handling of all our fruits ; the best students 

 in the Department of Pomology at Washington in all its various phases, 



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