356 ANNUAL REPORT. 



Had the grapes all ripened, there would have been about three- 

 fourths of a crop of Concords ; the Delawares not more than 

 half a crop. The Rogers and Delaware suffered from rot and mil- 

 dew. 



The first grapes to ripen were fifteen days later than usual, and 

 twenty-five days later than in some seasons, and in many places the 

 entire crop was destroyed by the early frosts. The September 

 frosts did not injure the vineyards along the Mississippi river, so 

 that about 60 per cent, of the crop was secured. 



The crop of native plums, both in quantity and quality, was the 

 worst ever known here. I am testing the Worden and Moore's 

 Earlj' grapes, and find the vines as hardy as the Concord; the 

 fruit as good and a few days earlier in ripening. 



I believe the Janesville to be valuable where the Concord will 

 not ripen. 



There are growing in this county : 



Apple trees, growing, (1862) 24,745 



Bearing trees, bearing (1882) 11,629 



Bushels of apples produced in 1882 1,234 



No. grapes vines bearing in 1882 58,859 



No. lbs. grapes produced in 1882 45,243 



No. vines bearing in 1883 86,099 



During the summer I have visited orchards in various parts of 

 the state and have not found any locality where the trees were 

 injured more severely tha.iin this county and generally the crop of 

 fruit produced was better in proportion to the age and size of the 

 trees. The Siberians, Duchess and other varieties were larger and 

 fairer in the counties west of us for 200 miles, and by examination 

 made I find the trees were less injured last winter. 



JOHN S. HARRIS. 

 LaCrescent, Minn., Jan. 1884. 



GENERAL FRUIT REPORT FOR ROCHESTER 

 DISTRICT. 



We think we have two good reasons for not making a very favor- 

 able report for this station, viz: 1st. It is what is pretty generally 

 conceded to be the off year in fruit culture. 2d. You probably 

 learned that on the 21st day of August we had what is called a 

 tornado. This took the most of our fruit off befoi*e it was fairly 

 matured, and had it not been for our early Russian varieties, the 



