34: ANNUAL REPORT. 



after the cold spriug. The prospect for a full crop is as follows, 100 rep- 

 resenting a full crop: 



Apples, Q6 per cent; Plums, 71 per cent; Pears, 65 per cent; Cher- 

 ries, 64: per cent; Grapes, 51 per cent; Raspberries, 84 per cent; 

 Strawberries, 93 per cent; Blackberries, 41 per cent. 



Poaches are an entire failure, except south of Springfield; after 

 going below 37 degrees, we find there is quite a full crop, so that in 

 the southern part of the State, especially the last tier of counties, we 

 find an average of 78 per cent given. In many parts of the State the 

 report shows that the peach trees are injured very badly, and that many 

 thousands of trees are dead or dying. As matters now stand we must 

 look to the southern part of our State for peaches in the future. But 

 we must plant more in all parts of the State — make another trial. 



Apples. The best prospect for apples seems to be in the southern 

 third of the State. Much complaint is being made of their falling off, 

 and the report in August will change this report considerably. 



Strawberries will be abundant and low in price. 



Raspberries will also be quite abundant, more so than last year. 



Blackberries are poor and will be scarce. With the rust and cold 

 winter injuring the- plants, we find that the fruit will be in extra de- 

 mand this season. 



Grapes also will be in good demand, and the finer varieties will be 

 very hard to get, being very much injured by the winter. 



The varieties having the best prospects are: 



Apples— Ben Davis, Willow Twig, Maiden Blush, Huntsman, Red 

 Astrichan, Early Harvest, Jonathan, Missouri Pippin. 



Pears — Bartlett, Seckel, Buffura B. Anjon. 



Plum — Wild Goose, Weaver, Miner. 



Cherry — Early Richmond, Ostheim, English Morello. 



Trees injured by winter are nearly all varieties of peach, all tender 

 cherries and a few varieties of apples. Some have been injured by 

 bursting of the bark, others by the branches being frozen. Many 

 varieties of grapes were badly injured, notal)ly the Goethe, Wilder 

 Lady Washington, Herbemont, Creveling, Catawba, Hartford, and 

 even Nortons and Isabella. Raspberries were injured in some portions 

 of the State ; the Cuthbert not standing the cold well ; even Turner and 

 Thwack in low places are injured. In very few locations do the newer 

 sorts seem to be hardy. But one variety of blackberries seems to be 

 hardy, and that is the Snyder. We must look for some new black- 

 berry — some native which will be both hardy and productive. 1 be- 



