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droLiglits have couspired to still farther disappoiut early expecta- 

 tions, lu Kansas and Nebraska the grasshoppers were very destructive 

 on fruit. They not only stripped tlie trees and vines of leaves, leaving 

 the fruit to wither for want of sustenance and from exposure to the 

 scorching sun, but in many cases attacked and devoured the fruit itself. 



Apples. — The only States reporting the condition of apples above 

 an annual average are: Ehode Island, 113; Connecticut, lOG; and 

 New Jersey, 115. The next in order are — Pennsylvania, 99 ; California, 

 98; Oregon, 97; Xew York, 9(3; South Carolina, 91; Texas, 93; Min- 

 nesota, 91. The lowest are: Vermont, 44; Yirgiuia, 50; Mississippi, 

 57; Kansas, 65. 



In 3Iaine, Oxford reports three-fourths of the orchards ruined by cat- 

 erpillars ; Franklin, the fruit injured by insects. While Grafton, in north- 

 ern New Hampshire, reports the crop almost a failure, Rockingham, in 

 the southern part, reports the largest for several years, and the fruit 

 excellent. In Frederick, Md., the apple-worms threaten to cut down 

 the crop one-half; it was injured by the curculio in Clarke, Ya. ; by insects 

 in Monroe, W. Ya. ; by codling-moth in Moultrie, 111. ; by grasshoppers 

 in Platte, and fly-sting in Jefferson, Mo. ; falling oft' badly in Berkshire, 

 Mass.; Adams, Crawford, Lucas, and Yan Wert, Ohio; Kalamazoo, 

 Lenawee, and Livingston, Mich. ; Crawford, Ind., and Texas, Mo. ; rot- 

 ting in Carroll, Ga.; Arkansas, Ark., and Granger, Tenu. In Harrison, 

 Ohio, the pear-blight is prevalent, and extending to the apple-trees. In 

 Sonoma, Cal., " apples are rotting on the ground by thousands of tons, 

 the supply being so greatly in excess of the demand." 



Peaches. — Ohio returns an average condition of 119, Michigan of 

 109 ; Connecticut, 104, (in which but few peaches are produced,) is the only 

 other State which does not fall below average. Delaware, the great peach 

 State, is the lowest, Kent County returning 20, and Sussex only 10 ; 

 Maryland, 40; Yirginia, 24 ; Nortli Carolina, 49 ; Mississippi, 47 ; Louisi- 

 ana, 50. California returns 99 ; Nebraska, 97 ; Pennsylvania and Iowa, 

 95 ; Oregon, 94 ; New Jersey, 92 ; New York, 86. The remaining States, 

 producing i:)eaches, range between 85 in Illinois and 71 in Alabama and 

 Arkansas. 



In Prince William, Ya., while budded peaches are an entire failure, 

 unbudded yield " reasonably well." In Sonoma, Cal., the crop was short- 

 ened by " curled leaf." In De Kalb, Mo., the pulp was eaten from the 

 stones by grasshoppers. In Kentucky, Lewis reports the largest crop 

 ever raised. In Ohio, Crawford, the best crop in twenty years ; Columbi- 

 ana, " five times the average crop for the past twenty years ;" Hancock, 

 "trees breaking under their loads of fruit." Fountain, Ind., the best 

 crop in ten years ; Lee, Iowa, the largest crop ever known. 



Grapes. — The returns for grapes make a better show than those for 

 apples and peaches. The New England and Middle States are above 

 average except Ehode Island, average ; Maine, 91 ; Yermont, 86 ; Massa- 

 chusetts, 92 ; and Delaware, 98. Connecticut returns 119 ; New Jersey, 

 105. The other States making returns above an annual average are — 

 Y^est Yirginia, 101 ; Kentucky, 114 ; Ohio, 108 ; Indiana, 103 ; Illinois, 

 102 ; California, 109. The next highest, in order are. South Carolina, 

 Texas, and Missouri, 99; Michigan, 98; Iowa, 97. Louisiana, 73; Mis- 

 sissippi, 79 ; Kansas and Georgia, 82 ; North Carolina, 83 ; Tennessee, 

 86, and Wisconsin, 88; these are the only States falling below 90. 



Mildew is noted in Hancock, Me., Grand Isle, Yt., Berkshire, Mass., 

 and Luzerne, Pa.; rot in Dorchester, Md., Spottsylvania, Ya., Dodd- 

 ridge, W. Ya., and Osage, Kans. Ashland, Ohio, and Sonoma and 

 Alameda, Cal., report the largest crop yet grown. 



