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reports serious loss to the peach croi) from tlie severity of last winter, 

 destroying not only the crop but also the trees. The bloom arnouuted 

 to but 57 per cent, and the condition of the crop to 70 per cent, of an 

 average. Our reports from Wisconsin and Minnesota make no mention 

 of the crop whatever. The other States west of the Mississippi present 

 very encouraging reports, ranging from 3 per cent, to 48 per cent, above 

 average. Bat few casualties mar the cheering prospect. The Pacific 

 States show a serious decline in the crop of California, being but 04 per 

 cent., and in Oregon but 53 per cent., of an average condition. 



Fears. — Reports from the pear crop of the New England States show 

 an advance of 5 per cent, above average, both in bloom and in condi- 

 tion. Xew Hampshire and Rhode Island fall about 5 per cent, below 

 ])ar, the others being fall average or above. The pear crop of the Mid- 

 dle States is about average in condition and bloom. Frait prospects 

 are nearly an average in New York and New Jersey, and above average 

 in Pennsylvania, while Delaware reports but 88 per cent, of an average 

 condition of the crop. Pears in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina 

 are nearly average in condition, with fall amount of bloom, but in South 

 Carolina and Georgia the decline ranges from 10 to 20 per cent, in both. 

 In the Galf States the crop is considerably below average, though quite 

 favorable in isolated localities. In Fayette and Gonzales Counties, 

 Texas, pear culture is reported as remarkably successful. In Arkansas 

 the crop was injured in some counties by insects, and its general condition 

 is 4 per cent, below par, while in Tennessee it is a fall average, and in 

 Kentucky from 8 to 11 per cent, above. In West Virginia the crop de- 

 clines 14 per cent. North of the Ohio River it ranges 91 to 101. West 

 of the Mississippi the condition of the crop is considerably below the 

 bloom, as also on the Pacific Coast. 



Small fruits. — In Camden County, New Jersey, the strawberry-vines 

 were nearly burned out by drought. In Jefferson County, New York, 

 they sutfered severely during the winter from extreme cold. Raspber- 

 ries were injured by the cold weather in Northumberland County, Penn- 

 sylvania, in Henrico County, Virginia, strawberries will not make a 

 half crop. Strawberries and blackberries were shortened by drought in 

 Jefferson County, Louisiana. Small fruits killed in Thurston County, 

 Washington Territory. • 



Oranges. — In Levy County, Florida, the young oranges are fast falling 

 from the trees. 



Grapes. — Grape vines were badly winter-killed in Alleghany Courtty, 

 New York, and in Northumberland Couuty, Pennsylvania. In the lat- 

 ter county the varieties that best withstood the severity of the weather 

 were the Concord, Clinton, and Telegraph. In Alexandria County, 

 Virgiuia, the drought seems to have been especially favorable to grape 

 culture, which is more promising th;m at any previous time. 



Plums. — In Alleghany County, New York, plum-trees bloomed full, 

 but in Jefferson County the trees suffered greatly from the severity of 

 the winter. Plums were also injured by the weather in Clearfield County, 

 Pennsylvania. 



