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ing above average, but Arkansas and West Virginia have fallen off, and 
are 20 and 30 per cent. below average. North of the Ohio River, all ex- 
cept Indiana have declined, the northern localities being still above 
average. Prices in some localities are very low. Blight or insects are 
injuring the trees in a few counties. Except Nebraska, all the States 
west of the Mississippi have declined from their high June condition, 
but the general prospect is still for a crop above average. The Pacific 
States have declined, and are from 7 to 10 per cent. below average. 
Martne.—Franklin : Caterpillars destroyed the crop. 
New HampsHire.—Hillsborough: A fair crop. 
VERMONT.—Small quantity ; above average in condition. 
CoNNECTICUT.—New London : Prospect of a large crop. 
New YorkK.—Genesee: Promise abundantly. Saratoga: Doing well; no worms 
troubling the trees. Washington: Promise abundantly. rie: Lightcrop. Allegany: 
On the trees the ends of small limbs die, 6 to 12 inches in length, leaves, fruit, and 
wood. 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Indiana: Will make a large crop. Elk: Never before so fine a 
promise. 
MaryYLAND.—Caroline: Falling off. Worcester: Very many dropped off. 
Vireria.—Richmond: A larger crop than usual. Elizabeth City: Plenty, and good. 
NortH CaROLINA.—Gaston: Making a better show than was expected. Wilson: 
Fine; best crop since 1872. Davie; Not morethan halfacrop. Hertford: A very large 
crop on the trees. 
SoutH CaRoLriya.—Clarendon: A good crop, but very small. Chesterfield: A disease 
is killing many apple-trees, particularly young trees; similar to the pear-blight. 
GEORGIA.—De Kalb: Not so badly damaged by the blight as was thought a month 
ago. Walton: The trees were full, but the fruit is falling badly. Carroll: A disease 
similiar to rust in wheat is killing the apple-trees. 
FrLoripa.—Jackson: Partial failure. 
ALABAMA.—Greene : Trees dying from blight; those that have escaped are bearing a 
fair crop of good fruit. 
Trexas.—Panola: Have dropped off badly since the June report. The ends of small 
twigs have died. Titus : Some disease, blight, or insect, has badly injured our orchards; 
the fruit drops, and twigs and limbs are dying. 
ARKANSAS.—Cross: Light crop. Sharp: Falling off. Fulton: Fair crop. 
'TENNESSEE.— Monroe : Compare favorably with last year. Sevier: Abundant. Bed- 
ford: Exceedingly. abundant. Bradley: Plenty. Greene: Set well, but dropped off 
badly. © 
WEsT VIRGINIA.— Pocahontas: Few. Braxton: Small crop in good condition. 
t KeENTUCKY.—Shelby: Half a crop in place of none last year. Callaway: Small crop 
oing well. 
Ou10.—Columbiana: Not more than half a crop. Geauga: Many have fallen off, but 
promise above average. Lorain: Falling off badly. Wood: Dropping off badly, but 
a fair crop will be left. Hancock: Plenty, but falling off rapidly. 
MicuiGan.— Wayne: Never more promising. Mason: Prospect never better. 
Inprana.— Decatur: Promised well, but have fallen off badly. Howard: Reduced 30 
per cent. since June 1, by falling off. Cass; A blight has appeared in the apple- 
trees, which is doing great damage. It seldom goes below the present year’s growth, 
and it attacks some varieties more than others. Floyd: The crop will be immense; 
now worth only $1.50 per barrel. Hamilton: A fine crop. Kosciusko: A light but fine 
crop. Washington: Falling off very much. JVhitley: The trees suffering from some 
kind of a twig-blight. The young twigs die when ten inches long or less. 
InLino1s.—Hardin: Most orchards are full and of fine quality. Mercer: A good 
crop. Mason: Doing well. Madison: Less fruit than was expected from the bloom, 
Pulaski: The pear and apple blight is making sad havoc with the trees. 
Wisconsin.— lValworth : Medium. 
Iowa.—Humboldt: Fine. Jackson: Best prospect for many years. Audubon: In- 
jured by drought. Jefferson: Promising. 
Missourr.—Cass : A great many have dropped off. Butler: Half a crop. Caldwell: 
Have dropped off till scarcely any are left. Platte: Not more than one-eighth of a 
crop, but very good. Vernon: Failed all through June through some unknown cause ; 
reduced 50 per cent. Perry: Falling off. 
Kansas.—Franklin: The wine-sap is almost the only variety which bears a full crop. 
Jackson: Dropped off badly while small. Wabaunsee: Large crop in the western patt, 
where alone they are cultivated to any extent. i 
CaLirorNIA.— Yuba: Short crop. Sonoma: The crop seriously injured by excessive 
heat in June. 
