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PLUMS. 



The season has not been a very favorable one for 

 plums. The varieties have fruited very unevenly. This 

 is probably due to the excessive crop of 1900, which left 

 the trees in poor condition. The hailstorm of May 13th 

 did a considerable damage by the hailstones marking 

 the surface of the fruit so as to give it a poor appearance. 

 On account of the freedom from late frost this spring, 

 we were able to get some fruit from the very early blos- 

 soming sorts. We give a table of notes on the blossom- 

 ing period, and general condition of crop, and another 

 tabulation showing the number of trees of each variety, 

 that were set in 1896, the. number of trees that have died 

 from 1896 to the fall of 1901, and the number of trees 

 alive at present, with a note as to their general condition. 



During the present season a large number of trees 

 have died from some unaccountable cause. For one to 

 have a sucessful plum orchard, a setting of trees must be 

 made every year. So that as fast as one orchard gives 

 out another T\dll be coming on to take its place. (For 

 description of plums and varieties for planting see Bulle- 

 tin No. 112. ) 



