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borhoods all the fruit was killed by a severe frost on the 25th of April, while in others 
it was not injured. Blount: Peaches killed in many places by frost on the 25th of 
April. Montgomery : Fruit prospect very flattering. Srawberries unusnally abundant 
since the middle of April; remarkably large, especially the Boyden No. 3; the fruit 
a month later than in 1871, on account of the intensely cold winter and backward 
spring. Raspberries fine, especially our native black-caps. Our native red and yellow 
plums now ripe and abundant, Apples abundant; the early varieties now ripening ; 
erop more promising than for several years. Peach-crop equal to that of 1871, thongh 
later. Pears healthy and promising. Blackberries very healthy ; the Kittatinnies and 
Rochells full of large, fine fruit. Grapes doing well; the six varieties sent me by the 
Department all living and doing well. Calhoun: Fruit nearly all killed by frost. 
Autauga: Apples nearly all dropped off. Coffee: Late frosts killed most of the fruit. 
MisstsstpPi.—Tishomingo : Apples and peaches fallen off. 
LOovISIANA.— Morehouse: A severe freeze on the 28th of March reduced our peach- 
erop over one-half. The grapes promise fair; vines fuller with fruit than ever before, 
The Catawba and the Isabella bloomed on the 26th of April—ten days earlier than 
usual. Terrebonne: Some varieties of apples and pears do well here. They are now 
attracting much attention, and many young trees have been set out this year. The 
orange, fig, plum, peach, grape, banana, and quince are produced abundantly. The 
pine-apple, with a very little protection for a few days in winter, does well with us. 
Washington: Fruit doing well. Franklin: The most of the peach-blooms, more plenti- 
ful than for several seasons, were killed by the freeze on the 25th March; what remain 
look very thrifty. Claiborne: Fruit of all kinds badly injured by frosts. Caddo: Fruit, 
which bloomed finely, was injured by late frosts. 
Trexas.— Bosque: All killed. Hays: Peach-crop entirely destroyed by frost. Marion: 
Fruits and berries 25 per cent. above average, Titus: The various varieties of fruit 
bloomed finely, but about the time of the dropping of the blossom the freeze came, leav- 
ing not more than 50 per cent. of late apples, 25 per cent. of peaches, and 10 per cent. ot 
pears. Ali varieties of small fruits that were in bloom shared the same fate. San Saba : 
The severe frost on the 26th of March destroyed all the fruit. Coryell: Will not be a 
bushel of peaches raised in the county. Fayette: Late frosts killed a portion of the 
peach-crop ; what remain are larger than common. Medina: Peach-crop sutfered from 
grasshoppers. Galveston: Fruit generally killed by frost, Bexar: Severe frost March 
26 damaged fruit. Fannin: Fruit injured in some localities by recent hail-storms. 
Gilmer : Peach-crop nearly lost by frost; apples and pearsmuch damaged. Leon : Fruit- 
crop a total falinre owing to the late cold weather. 
- ARKANSAS.—Clark: Peaches injured by frost; apples full and promising ; pears very 
full. About 30 per cent. of trees died from some disease. Sebastian: The unusually 
cold winter killed all the peaches and many of the peach-trees; maybe half a crop of 
apples and pears. Benton: A heavy snow, April 7, destroyed nearly the entire crop of 
fruit; peaches all killed in the winter. Jefferson: Late frosts have damaged all fruit 
beyond recovery. Washington: Apple and peach crops nearly a failure, owing to the 
extreme cold winter and late frosts. 
TENNESSEE.— Anderson: Killed by late frost. Decatw’: The frost injured the apple 
and peach crop after the blossoms had mostly dropped off. Madison: The caterpillars 
have destroyed the apples, and are now doing great harm to the timber by taking off 
all the leaves. Rhea: Heavy frost on the 18th of April killed nearly all the fruit. 
Smith: Of apples, peaches, and pears there is not half a crop left. The bloom was fine 
and the prospect excellent till the 26th of April, when a severe frosi destroyed it. 
Sevier: A frost with ice on the 26th of.April killed about all the fruit in this county. 
Bedford : Apples, peaches, and pears killed by the frost in April. Jefferson: Apples, 
peaches, and pears destroyed in great measure by cold snap in April. Montgomery: 
Frost killed the fruit. Meigs: A late frost killed all our fruit except in a few orchards 
in favorable locations. Marion: Fruit all killed by frost. Humphreys: Fruit-erop 
almost entirely killed by frosts. Gibson: The fruit prospect was flattering, but unfor- 
tunately, through the ravages of the caterpillar the trees have been denuded. Giles = 
Fruit-crop will be almost a failure; killed by frost, April 26. Grainger: Few peaches 
on high land; all killed on low land. Scareely any apples. Morgan: A frost, April 
21, destroyed most of the fruit. Henry: Frost in May killed a large portion of apples. 
and peaches, and damaged many small fruits. Hancock: Apple-bloom very light; 
peach-bloom abundant, but nearly all killed by frosts. 
West VIRGINIA—Apples, peaches, and pears damaged by frost; peaches largely 
killed in the bud. Randolph: Apples falling from effects of frost. Nicholas: Fruit- 
bloom copious, but the crop will be small. Kanawha: Unusually copious apple-bloom, 
but the fruit is cut short by frost. Peach-bloom mostly confined to the Kanawha bot- 
toms. Braxton: Peach-bloom only on the higher table-lands; many trees killed; the 
same true, to some extent, of apples. Borers killed some. Pendleton: Fruit consider- 
ably destroyed by cold weather; peaches ceasing to be a successful crop. Mineral > 
Apple-crop a failure and peaches all winter-killed except on high lands. Tyler: Fruit 
