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Hampshire, and Maine. Reports of condition are generally favorable; Illinois 
constituting the only exception of a reduced average in the west; in the south, 
Texas, Florida, South Carolina, and Maryland; in the east, Connecticut, Rhode 
Island, Massachusetts and Maine. 
Clover—lIt is worthy of note that every State in the Union reports an increased 
attention to the clover crop, with the single reduction of two per cent. in New 
Hampshire, and the prospect for a good crop is almost universal, Kentucky 
only being marked a trifle below the average. 
Pastures. —Delaware and Wisconsin are the only States failing to give 
increased averages. 
Fruits—TYhe appearance of apple blossoms was unusually late on the Atlantic 
coast, opening very fully at last, they were injured in many places by storms 
and unpropitions weather. In the central part of the west, bloom of orchards 
was not generally abundant; it was small on the Atlantic coast between New 
York and Georgia, with the single exception of apples; west of the Mississippi 
it was large, and in some localities excessive. 
In Kent county, Maryland, a severe frost occurred about the 8th of May, 
which killed the peach crop and injured materially the prospect for apples and 
pears. A few orchards appear to be partially exempt from the injury, otherwise 
the failure is very nearly total. Similar reports, generally indicative of injury 
less severe, come from Maryland. The condition of peaches in New Jersey 
shows a reduction of 24 per cent. Michigan comes fully up to the average in 
condition of peaches, but the amount of bloom was less than usual. In [linois 
the prospect when the trees were in bloom was better than the recent indica- 
tions. On the whole, a comparatively short peach crop may be expected this 
year, though some localities may have a full supply. 
In Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, peach trees have been winter-killed, as 
‘well as grape vines that were unprotected ; quince trees are dying ; and much 
complaint is made of the destructiveness of worms upon currant and gooseberry 
bushes. In Berks county apples and pears bloomed fully, but were destroyed 
very generally by the rain. 
The fruit of Clarke county, Virginia, was greatly injured by frosts. The 
crop of apples, pears, and peaches in sections of West Virginia will be much re- 
duced by killing frosts which followed the early appearance of blossoms. Much 
irregularity exists in the fruiting of the orchards of the Carolinas. | 
The correspondent from Queen Anne county, Maryland, says : 
I do not think that I place fruit estimates at too low a figure. The amount of bloom was 
very great, but the frost of the 6th and 7th of May commerced the work of destruction. It 
was evident a few days after that there could not be a half crop, and siuce that time, the 
newly formed fruit has been dropping off, until very little is left. We suppose this was 
owing to the long continuance of cold, wet weather. An extensive peach grower, whose 
usual crop is from 8,000 to 10,000 boxes, told me that he did not think his entire orchard of 
10,000 trees, would yield fifty boxes of fruit. 
Williamson county, Texas. I have known but twice in the last ten years, when we have 
had such a crop of Mustang grapes. They are nearly grown and will be fit for making wine 
by the 15th July, and continue growing better until frost, some time in November. A very 
superior wine is made from this grape. I believe if all the grapes of this State that are now . 
sutfered to rot, were made into wine it would be worth more than the entire cotton crop ot 
the State, and saved at half the expense and trouble. Two years ago I sent a barrel of this 
wine—my own make—to my brother, of the Massachusetts State council, who had it 
thoroughly tested by judges, who pronounced it a very superior wine. I have several orders 
for barrels of wine. I expect to manufacture largely this season, at a cost of less than fifty 
cents per gallon, sugar, barrels and all expenses included. 
_ Sacramento county, California. At my Natoma vineyard, which contains 76 acres or 
vines, and 560 acres of land, of choice foreign varieties of grapes, I believe the yield will 
be 35,000 gallons of wine, and a large amount of raisins; and at my Duror vineyard ot 
twenty acres, 8,000 gallons. 
Maple Sugar.—The States giving increased attention to this production are 
respectively Massachusetts, (80 per cent. increase,) Vermont, (60,) New Hamp- 
shire, Wisconsin, Maine, New York, Minnesota, lowa, and Pennsylvania. 
