Annual Meeting at St. Josepli. 143 



Give the varieties of apjoles that have the best crops and per 

 cent. 



What portion of the crop will be good merchantable apples? 



What is the tronble with the fruit, and can you give the cause, 

 if any? 



What is the present condition of the apple trees? 

 What locations have suffered most ? 



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What varieties are affected worst? 



Will you please answer these questions and return to me at 

 once. L. A. GOODMAN". 



Wesfport, August^ Ist, 1884. 



Thus we have the result of these questions, as follows : 

 REPORT FOR AUGUST, 1884. 



As we continue to hear more and more from the fruit men of 

 our state, we find an increasing interest in our state society. Our 

 inquiries concerning the fruit crop for the August report have been 

 answered more fully than ever before. 



APPLES. 



We find that the average jirospect for the entire state is 58 per 

 cent, of a full crop. This prospect for winter apples is much better 

 than we expected some time ago, and it is our own opinion that 

 this is rather under than over our real situation. 



The varieties standing highest on the list are : First — Ben 

 Davis. Second — Willowtwig. Third — Smith's Cider. Fourth — 

 Jannett, ( Maiden's Blush, Lowell, Keswick Codlin, Duchess, E. 

 Harvest, Red Astrachan, Soi3s of Wine, Benoni.) 



Only about one-half of the crop will be good, merchantable 

 apples, and fine fruit will bring good prices this winter. 



