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unusually wet. Weather of this character leads to prevalence 

 of fungus diseases. These diseases alt'ected all orchards that 

 were not thoroughly sprayed and coupled with the severe 

 drought lasting from July 7 until into September, caused 

 the fruit in many orchards to he small and caused (^uite a 

 percentage to drop from lack of needed moisture. 



Cherries were fairly good crop, peaches about one-fourth, 

 grapes where properly sprayed were best croj) in years, but 

 where not sprayed were subject to some fungus diseases and 

 in some vineyards as much as half. The E. T. Hartley or- 

 chard north of Lincoln has been leased for a term of years 

 to Chas. Dickinson and very favorable crop is reported. 

 Mr. Dickinson did a great amount of pruning in the orchard 

 in the winter of 1908-09, orchard was sprayed 3 times with 

 following result: expense of lease, pruning, spraying, pick- 

 ing, cost of barrels in which to pack and deliver the 5,500 

 barrels in town was little over |6,000. His fruit, therefore, 

 cost him a little over |1.20 per barrel, 70 per cent of the 

 fruit sold for |2.50 to |3.50 per barrel and a portion of the 

 crop yet on hand is doubtless worth .f4 a barrel, returning 

 to Mr. Dickinson a very handsome and substantial profit of 

 about |100 per acre, over and above all expenses of lease and 

 management. 



E. P. Stephens, Director. 



KEPORT FROM DISTRICT NO. 5. 



COMPRISING CLAY, FILLMORE^ NUCKOLLS, AND THAYER COUNTIES. 



P. A. MURPHY, EXETER. 



The apple crop in the Fifth District was the best in the 

 history of the District. We had the largest number of varie- 

 ties we have had for several years. There was little, if any, 

 scab or rust and such varieties as Winesaps and Missouri 

 Pippins were at their best. Cherries, we had a very good 

 average crop with Early Richmonds in the lead. The ex- 



