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below. The greatest depreciation, 17 per cent., is found in Georgia. 

 North Carolina reports 15 per cent. loss. Nearly all the other States 

 are less than 10 per cent, below average. Frosts and insects are 

 assigned as the causes of these losses. The general aspects of this 

 crop, however, indicate a decided improvement. 



Strawberries. — Strawberries are 25 per cent, above average in Con- 

 necticut, 19 per cent, in California, 10 per cent, in Massachusetts, 6 per 

 cent, in New York, 5 per cent, in New Jersey, 2 per cent, in Texas, 1 

 per cent, in Florida. In all the other States the crop is below aver- 

 age. The drought, which was so disastrous to the summer-crops of 

 Kentucky, reduced the strawberry-crop to 68, the lowest State average 

 returned. Tennessee, from similar causes, is reduced to 72 ; Maine, 

 to 73, tent-caterpillars being very destructive in several counties. West 

 Virginia reports 77 ; Louisiana, 79 ; Delaware, 80 ; Kansas, 81 ; Ohio, 

 82 ; Virginia, 83 ; Alabama and Minnesota, 85 ; North Carolina and 

 Mississippi, S6 ; Iowa, 87 ; Indiana, 89. In some quarters, where full 

 yields were noted, it is comphiined that the conditions of growtb 

 were such as to precipitate the crop upon the market, glutting it for a 

 week and then leaving it entirely destitute. In California some second 

 crops were blasted by north winds. 



Mawe.— Franklin : Tent-caterpillers injuring fruit-trees ; it is stated that in Somerset 

 County they have defoliated 1,000 acres of poplar-trees. Androscoggin : Apples and grape 

 fine ; strawberries liglit. 



New Hampshire. — HMshorough : Small fruit very abundant. 



Vermont. — Grand Isle : Apples and pears have just begun to grow. 



Massachusetts.— P/^mc»«</t : Apples in fine condition, except a few orchards infested 

 with canker-worms ; our few peach-trees are loaded with fruit. 



Connecticut. — Vi'indham : Cranberry culture extending. New London: Apples promise 

 an abundant crop ; peaches doing finely ; grapes excellent. 



New York. — Steuben : Fruit promises better than cereals, especially grapes. JVasJiington ; 

 Small fruits will be light. 



New JI.RSEY.— Hudson : Apple bloom copious, but much of the fruit has fallen ; peaches 

 injured by late season, as also grapes ; strawberries better in quantity than quality. Bur- 

 lington : Apples falling from early drought ; cherries better than for years ; the trees appear 

 to be recovering. Warren: Some over-blooming apple-orchards failed. Camden: Straw- 

 berries unprofitable ; season short and hot, throwing the whole crop into market at once. 



Pennsylvania.^ ZJ(<cA-s ; Apple-crop generally promising, but the "Smith's cider" will 

 yield lightly ; drought hard on our few peaches. IVaslnngton : Apples not a fourth of a crop; 

 grapes and cherries better than usual. Cameron : Peaches destroyed to a considerable ex- 

 tent by the rose-bug ; grapes and apples less atfected. Indiana : Apples and peaches a half 

 crop ; fallen otf from late frosts or dry weather. Lancaster : Apples, pears, peaches, and 

 grapes promise abundantly, but caterpillars are very bad. Tioga : Apples falling ofi" badly. 



Maryland. — Caroline: Immense crop of strawberries; peaches an entire failure. Balti- 

 more : Apples dropped exceedingly during June ; grapes present a luxuriant growth ; Con- 

 cords the popular variety. Dorchester : Peaches an entire failure through late frosts ; apples 

 and grapes promise an abundant yield ; strawberry-crop 50 per cent, greater than last year. 

 Talbot : Peach-crop short ; abundant apple-blooui, but the fruit fell off badly. Wicomico : 

 Apples and peaches scarce ; strawberry-crop large and profitable. Q«cew ^Iwne's ; Peaches 

 a total failure ; grapes and strawberries very abundant. Calvert : Peaches a failure. Cecil : 

 Apples and peaches blighted and falling from the trees. 



Virginia. — Powhatan : All peaches and early apples destroyed by frosts. Fluvanna : All 

 fruit, except grapes, destroyed by frosts. Sussex : Peaches and most of the apples destroyed 

 by frost. Spottsylvania : Apple-crop short. Dimciddie : Apples and peaches mostly killed 

 and strawberries injured by frost ; grapes abundant. Floyd : Cranberries grow abundantly 

 without cultivation. Fauquier: Apple-crop fair ; no peaches, cherries, plums, or pears. New 

 Kent : Fruit-crop a failure. Charles City : Peaches and apples frost-killed. Elizahcth City : 

 All fruits trost-killed, except strawberries and grapes. Prince George : Apples and peaches 

 almost complete failures. Prince Edward : Apples and peaches frost-killed. Highland : 

 Heavy bloom, but poor crop. Greenville : Apples and peaches almost a failure; wild grapes 

 abundant. King and Queen : But little fruit, except grapes. Henrico: Grapes fine, but other 

 fruit short. Buchanan : Apples and peaches mostly killed in bloom by snow and frost ot 

 April 28. 



North Carolina, — Haywood: Peaches and apples almost a failure. Madison: Apples 

 and peaches mostly frost-killed. Macon : Apples and peaches almost destroyed by frost. 

 Carteret: Half the apples and peaches killed 'by April frosts. Person: General tailure ; 



