338 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



has seen as fine apples, peaches, pears, grapes and small fruits here as 

 are usually seen in any other section. The crops are almost sure. 

 The borer and other destructive insects are not numerous. The 

 winters are mild and the climate seems to be well suited to fruit rais- 

 ing. We look forward to the day that fruit-raising will be a leading 



feature of this county. 



Henry Griffing. 



KNOX COUNTY. 



Baring, November 18, 1889. 



.Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir— I hereby acknowledge the receeipt of the program of 

 the winter meeting of our State Horticultural society. I must express 

 my regret of not being able on account of indisposition, to meet with 

 you, but shall be with you in spirit and desire, and but wishes for 

 you and for the success of the meeting, which cannot help but suc- 

 ceed, as I see in the program and arrangement thereof, and the names 

 of the.noble veterans of horticulture, who have done so much to en- 

 lighten all true lovers of the noble art of horticulture. It always 

 does me good to read the experience, the excellent essays and discus- 

 sions of our noble horticulturists in our State report, for the last copy 

 of which I tender you my thanks herewith. I saw in it an offer, by a 

 Mr. Speece, of Carthage, some plants of a seedling strawberry to mem- 

 bers for trial, and wrote to him enclosing a stamp for reply on what 

 condition he would send some out for trial, but to my regret, never 

 received an answer. I grow a number of strawberries for fruit, and 

 would have liked to have tried his variety. I will give you a short re- 

 port on fruit on a separate sheet. 



The apple crop in this part of Knox county is rather a light one, 

 especially as far as winter apples are concerned, some varieties having 

 a fair crop, others scarcely any ; Ben Davis in the lead as usual ; winter 

 apples are selling in Ediua at 75 cents per bushel, which seems to in- 

 dicate a short crop. 



It is rather hard for me to make a good, general report on the 

 condition of trees at this writing, as I never get far from home, but 

 from what 1 notice around me, trees that receive any care, and occa- 

 sional cultivation are in good condition, have made a satisfactory 

 growth, and show the promise of a full crop for next year. It seems 

 to me that the codling moth has done less damage this year than com- 

 mon, the scale attacked some varieties severely, but after the drouth 



