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the cover crop with a couuiion stirring plow as early iu the 

 spring as the ground can be worked, then follow the plow 

 with the disk. (An extension disk is the best.) And the disk 

 with the common drag continuing the clean cultivation until 

 about the first of August. Tlien sow a cover crop, or let the 

 weeds grow. Some have seeded their orchards to clover, but 

 the clean cultivation seems to produce the best results. 



VARIETIES. 



There were exhibited at the Chambers fair last fall about 

 forty-five kinds of apples besides pears, plums, and peaches. 

 If a list of the varieties which will do well in this district 

 Avere made it would be much longer than has" been generally 

 supposed. I would advise orchard planters, howevei*, not to 

 plant too many kinds and but few summer apples. The Yel- 

 low Transparent and Duchess for summer, the Wealthy and 

 Maiden's Blush for autumn, the Genet, 15en Davis, N. W. 

 Greening, Winesap, and Roman Stem for winter. This lat- 

 ter kind in this district keeps well until after the holidays 

 and it yields a crop annually. 



I have confined my report to the apple this year because it 

 is the most important of all the fruits. Perhaps another year 

 I will report on other fruits. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



J. L. COPPOC, Director. 



REPORT FROM DISTRICT NO. 11. 



COMPRISING BUFFALO AND HALL COUNTIES. 



Our district is not considered as a very good fruit district. 

 Nevertheless, last year was a very favorahle year for different 

 kinds of fruit. It would have been a little better if the frost 

 had held off a little longer. We had a short crop of apples, 

 but I believe in the general results we have done a little bet- 

 ter than the average for our district. There is more fruit be- 

 ing planted from year to year. I notice a considerable change 



