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Morgan County , ^y. Va. — The fruit crops are more promising than ever 

 known before. 



Enssell County, Ky. — The apple crop the finest for ten years. 



Callaway County, Ky. — Fruit crop not as good as at first supposed. 



IIississi2)pi County, Mo. — Fruit killed by late fi'osts. 



Montgomery County, 111. — There will be but a small crop of winter 

 apples, and not more than oue-third of a crop of early apples. Peach 

 trees are well ladeu. 



JIancock County, Ohio. — A fair amount of apple, peach, pear, and 

 cherry bloom, but nearly all falling off'. 



Hardin County, Ohio. — If the apple trees continue to cast their fruit 

 the crop will be a complete failure. Peaches are doiug better. 



Miami County, Ohio. — Grape crop superior to that of any former year. 



Lal'e County, Ohio. — Prospect for peaches the best for many years. 



Butler County, Ohio. — Peaches almost a failure. There is some com- 

 plaint of '■'■ grape rot." 



Douglas County, Nevada Ter. — Ai)ples, pears, and plums were all 

 killed by frost in May. 



THE FRUIT, ETC., DAIRY IN EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 



El Dorado County, Cal. — Much attention is now given to the culture 

 of the mulberry. The climate and soil seem to be well adai>ted to its 

 groAvth. The dairy business is also fast increasing. Four thousand 

 cows are this season employed in the business in this county. Our 

 mountain valleys afford green gi-ass during the summer months, while 

 the river valleys are dry. It is certain, from fifteen years' experience, 

 that the foot hills of the sierras afford a hardier and better quality of 

 fruit than any other portion of the State. Two tons is an average 

 crop of grapes to an acre. Five tons can be grown, y\\t\\ a little irriga- 

 tion, of the superior quality of grapes. 



CHEESE FACTORY^ IN OREGON. 



Lane County, Oregon. — The first cheese factory in the county has just 

 been started, and is making a good article. Our wool is mostly ordi- 

 nary, and our breeds of hogs not sufficiently select. The immigratiou, 

 now increasing, will, it is hoped, elevate the character of farm ])roduct«. 



MADISON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 



Madison County, Ark. — This section, I think, is the Switzerland of 

 America. The climate is mild and genial ; never ver^- cold in winter, 

 and the summers are made pleasant by ever-stirring breezes. During 

 thirty-six years the thermometer has not indicated above 9()0 in the 

 hottest weather, and rarely below zero in winter. The (country is moun- 

 tainous, and its general appearance is rough, interspersed with numer- 

 ous fertile valleys, that yiehl frojn 40 to 80 bushels of corn per acre ; 

 wheat is the staple. Fruits of all kinds do well, and there has not been 

 a total failure in the memory of tlie oldest inhabitant. This section 

 will eventually be the fruit garden of the vSouthwest. The people are 

 sadly behind the times in scientific larming, following the old-fashioned 

 way, and using old-fashioned implements. I do not think there is a 

 reaper or mower in the couuty, but farmers are beginning to awake to a 

 sense of their duty. We need new seeds, new methods, more enterprise, 

 and greater energy 



