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Princijml periods of crop development. 



Oats : 



Sown April 11-18. 



Ripened Jnly 18-25. 



Harvested Angnst 1. 

 Hay : 



Harvested Jnue 27-.Jiilv 11. 



Wheat: 



Headed May 30- June 6. 



Eipcned Jnne 27-July 4. 



Harvested .July 11-18. 

 Com: 



Planted May 16-30. 



Cut September 19-26. 



The winter of 1889-90 was mild and open, spring set in early, and growth was 

 well started when cold nights and rains followed and materially retarded the develop- 

 Tuent of spring grains and planting of corn and potatoes, while late frosts cuni- 

 pletoly ruined tlie large-fruit crop and grapes. The unfavorable conditions of growth 

 at this early stage seriously impaired the power of oats and barley to resist the 

 attack of the jiarasite whose ravages were so widespread. The rains at this season also 

 lodged the wheat to sonic degree, but not suthcieutly to seriously damage it. .Suuuy 

 weather after corn jjlantiug was very beneficial to this crop as well as to the early 

 growth of potatoes. Hay harvest was nuirred bj' frequent and heavy showers, 

 which daiuagcd a great deal of the product. After this a season of drouth occurred, 

 which greatly damaged the corn and the in)tatocs. The abundant rains during the 

 latter part of .\ugust were benelicial. luit too late to fully compensate for the earlier 

 damage. Owing to their infliu-nce. tlie earlier varieties of potatoes rotted bailly, but 

 the later varieties were considerably improved. The weather in September was(iuite 

 favorable to the young wheat, but too rainy and cloudy for the best curing of corn 

 or the best harvesting of jjotatoes and other root crops. 



Pennsylvania Station, Bulletin No. 18. January, 1892 (pp. 16). 



KEW and old VAIUKTIKS (IF OIJCIIAHD AND SMALL FKllTS. 0. 



C. Bttz, M. S. (figs, 4). — Tliis incliuk'S notes on poars. a]»i»]c'.s, plums, 

 strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants. an<l <,nai)es. 



J'nirs. — Dcscriiitive notes on -S ^•al•i<'ties jxrown in an oicliard ])lanie(l 

 in 1SS(; oil (lecj). rich clay soil. Tlie varieties «lerive«l from tlic ('liiii(>se 

 Sand i)ear were notieeable lor their healthy foliaji*-. 



jy,y,/(..v,_Tabnlate(l (lata lor L'C varieties ]»lante(l in lSSO-01 in the 

 station orchard. 



I'litms. — Tabulated data on L'L! \aiieties [)lanted in 1S,S(5, wliich yielded 

 their first crop of fruit in ISDl. 



Slrairhfrrics. — Tabulated data and desciijitive notes on 1.? varieties. 

 Crescent, Greenville, A'an Denian, Charles Downint;, an<l Kentucky 

 gave the largest yields. 



h'asphcnivs. — Tabidated data lor ]."» varieties. Caroliue and Shafler 

 Colossal gave large and niiifonu yields and were very slightly aflccled 

 by rust. 



Blackhcnics. — Tabulated data for S varieties. Early Harvest and 

 Snyder gave the largi-st yields and are reconiniended as being hardy 

 and requiring relatively little attention. 



Cnrvunts. — Yields of 7 varieties are rc])orted. the largest bcin^- Whito 

 Grape. 



Cifujus. — Ibief dcsciiptive notes on 10 varieties. "Xo beticr all- 

 r«)und good grape foi" rennsylvania than the Concoid" hasliciii t'oiuid. 

 Moore Early is reconiniended lor an early grape. 



