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mostlj' frost-killed. Tyrrell : Apples, peaches, and grapes nioslly ruined by late frosts and 

 cold wet spring. Chatham ; Grapes destroyed in many cases by April frosts. Greene : Ap- 

 ples and peaches almost a total failure. Chowan : Fruit of all kinds almost a failure. War- 

 ren : Fruit killed by late frosts. Moore : Half the fruit frost-killed in places. 



South Carolina. — Greenville: Injured by April frosts ; strawberries killed by heat and 

 drought of May. Lexington: Strawberries good, but failed in the middle of June. The 

 Seth Boyden variety, from the Department, is well suited to our climate. 



Geokgia. — Montgomery : Fruit frost-killed. Cobh : Fruit a half-crop. Dooly : All kinds 

 of frwit damaged by late frosts and a late cold spring. Carroll : Killed by late frosts and 

 wet spring, 



Florida. — Columhia : Not over half a crop, and that inferior and wormy from late frosts. 

 Jackson: Apples and peaches injured by changes of weather during bloom. Gadsden: 

 Grape-culture extending ; established vineyards have produced satisfactory yields. 



Alabama. — Greene: Not heavy, but good. Mobile: Ordinary varieties of grapes are 25 

 per cent, below average ; the Scuppernong, 5 per cent, above ; figs are above average ; 

 melons and pears below. Saint Clair : Grapes rotting. Montgomery : Apples and peaches 

 rotting ; grapes and strawberries very good ; blackberries abundant. Calhoun : Nearly 

 all fallen off. 



Mississippi. — AmitS : Fruit-crop greatly damaged by hail-storms. Harrison: Peaches 

 demoralized by excessive rain ; oranges very promising. Grenada : All kinds of fruit bet- 

 ter than last year. Tallahatchce ; Fruit-crops destroyed by caterpillars resembling the 

 "army" worm, but smaller. Copiah: Cut short by raia and late frosts. Smith: Grapes 

 rotted, except Scuppernong. 



Texas. — Austin : Native grape-vines, especially Concords, are loaded with fruit ; foreign 

 grapes also beginning to ripen ; several orchards of apples lately planted. Bosque: Peaches 

 mostly frost-killed. Victoria: Peaches falling badly; trees vigorous and healthy; the 

 most abundant grape-crop yet. produced. Bexar: Largest grape-crop ever known. Lamar: 

 Peach-crop good. San Jacinto : Orchards receiving more attention. Williamson: Peaches 

 a full yield, but fruit small, owing to the drought; Hale's Early just ripe; three weeks 

 later than in 1872. 



Arkansas. — Bradley : Apples bloomed well, but the fmit dropped off. hard : Grape-cul- 

 ture but little attended to ; would be profitable ; also strawberries. Yell : Blight or rot is 

 destroying cultivated grapes. 



Tennessee. — Bedford: Grapes very light. Grainger: Apples and peaches falling off ; 

 infested with curculio. Lawrence: Peaches a total failure. . 



West Virginia. — Preston : Fruit injured by late frosts. Brooke : Apples bloomed pro- 

 fusely, but the fruit fell off badly. Monroe: Apples, half a crop; injured by insects; 

 peaches almost a failure ; grapes recovering from May frosts. Nicholas : Fruit-crops light, 

 but good. Marion : Apples fall from the trees on account of the cold, dry May. Jefferson : 

 Fruit prospects not so favorable as a month ago; grapes doing better than other kinds ; 

 pears scarce. Pendleton: Apples and peaches injured by late trusts. Monongalia: Short 

 crop of apples and peaches. Braxton : Fruit injured by freezing weather of April. 



Kentucky. — Jefferson: Fruit-crops look well. Frankli7i : Fruit greatly injured by nu- 

 merous destructive insects, Logan : Fruit of all sorts continually dropping off. 



Ohio. — Trumbull : Fruit never more promising. Vinton : Cold in May caused apples to 

 drop ; strawberries almost burned up ; hottest June ever known here ; thermometer above 

 90° for thirteen days, and for tv^o days 102^. Jackson: Apples doing badly. Highland: 

 Much damage to fruit and fruit-trees by the black measuriug-worm. Licking : Apples falling 

 off; strawberries very short ; June 28 the hottest day — 10-1^ in the shade. Montgomery : Apples 

 dropping; peaches hang better ; grapes in fine condition. Medina: Apples and peaches 

 never better. Craio/orrf; Apples falling off considerably; curculio pest on the wane. Han- 

 cock: All fruit-crops superabundant. Mahoning; Too dry for small fruits. Marion: Ap- 

 ples poor; trees blighted; grapes never better. Meigs: Half the apples have fallen off. 

 Columbiana : Apples and peaches almost ruined by drought. 



Michigan.— .4 H<rivii : Plums, cherries, and blackberries in abundance. Hillsdale : Apples 

 shortened bv hot weather. Ionia: Apples greatly injured by an unknown insect. Van 

 Buren : Fruit of all kinds abundant. Tuscola : Apples dropping badly. Grapes and small 

 fruit promise abundantly. Way7ie : Fruit of all sorts abundant. 



Indiana.— £//./(«r< : Not the bearing-year for apples. Peach-trees full of fruit. Grapes 

 bore heavily last year, and are consequently light. Strawberries always good. Howard : 

 Peach-crop heavy ; the first in seven years. Apples scarce. Perry: Apples damaged by 

 insects. Posey : Apples, peaches, and strawberries frosted ; insects injuring fruit. Putnam : 

 Peaches at first promised finely, but are dropping off badly. Apples and small fruits doing 

 well. Ripley: Apples and peaches have fallen badly, but will leave a fair crop. Pears 

 and cherries good and plenty. Shelby : Apples have fallen badly. Washington : Apples 

 light; peaches almost a failure. Hamilton: Apples and pears injured by some insect. 

 Noble: Apples scarce. Pike: Apples scarce and poor; berries fair; pears scarce ; grapes 

 doing well. Steuben: Peaches promise well. Switzerland: Fruit-crops promise to be enor- 

 mous. Franklin : Apples dropped badly. iVhitelty : Apples dropped ; peach, prospect un- 

 usually fine. ' 



