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The fruit prospect is not very favorable. Apples dropped con- 

 tinually; then a wind storm took off half, leaving but a light crop. 



Plums blighted at blooming time — curculios took the balance. 

 Raspberries, strawberries and all other small fruit are yielding sat- 

 isfactorily well. 



The season has been very favorable for planting fruit trees, and 

 large quantities of all kinds have been planted this season in this 

 vicinity ; and agents are taking large orders for future delivery, 

 showing a renewed interest in fruit raising among the people. 



WEST CONCORD TRIAL STATION. 



FRED. COWI.ES, SUPT. 



I cannot give a very satisfactory report at this time on the 

 stock sent me, as the trial station was just placed on my grounds 

 last spring, but everything set out has done well. The stock re- 

 ceived was Russian olive, juneberry, Pyrus baccata, high bush cran- 

 berry and buffalo berry. It has been an ideal spring to set out 

 stock. 



We have just finished harvesting strawberries, the best crop 

 for a number of years. I have been testing several new varieties of 

 strawberries. Aroma: a good size; color bright red; fairly produc- 

 tive; will try it another year. Mayan's Favorite: too light in color 

 and too soft; will discard this one. Senator Dunlap: medium size; 

 good color; will give it another year's trial. I have found no berries 

 equal to the Warfield, Lovett, Splendid and Enhance. The rasp- 

 berry crop is almost a failure here this year. The varieties that do 

 the best are Loudon, Older and Shaffer's. 



Apples as a general thing are not a very good crop. Blight 

 seems to be in the old orchards very badly, though it has shown 

 but little on my grounds. 



Plums blossomed full, but on account of too much rain at the 

 blossoming time little fruit is set. The Compass has some fruit. 



WINDOM TRIAL STATION. 



DEWAIN COOK, SUPT. 



July 12, 1902. — The plum crop is almost a failure, continued 

 rains throughout the blooming period being probably the cause. 

 The apple crop is also light, and the heavy winds of July 5 and 1 1 

 blew most of the few we did have off the trees. Blight made its ap- 

 pearance earlier than usual, and was quite bad early in June. 



Strawberries did not seem to be fertilized as well as usual, and 

 the crop was rather light. 



Heavy and frequent rains have been the rule ; in fact, we have 

 had almost too much rain for all kinds of trees. 



