GENERAL FRUITS. 159 
May 16th. Peerlessin full bloom. 64° above at6a.m.; 80° above 
at 6:30 p. m.; wind, south; cloudyinthe morning. Darkclouds from 
northeast around north to southwest. Very sultry from 9 a. m. with 
a hazy and misty atmosphere in the afternoon. Reports of bad hail- 
storms at Rosemount and other points yesterday morning. Spray- 
ing with London purple. 
May 17th. Spraying. Temperature 58° above at6 a. m.; clear, wind 
east by southeast; 68° above at9a.m.; hazy clouds, northwest; 62° 
above at3 p. m.; 10 a. m., low dark clouds, southwest, west and north- 
west; 3 p. m., wind northeast; 3:20 p. m., blowing a gale from north- 
northeast, 58° above, dark and cloudy; 4 p. m., 56° above; 5 p. m., 50° 
above and raining, wind northeast, thunder. 
May 18th. 40° above at 8 a. m., strong north wind; 52° above at 2 p. 
m., a few white, fleeting clouds whirling in their rapid flight south; 
44° above at 8 p. m., clear, light breeze from north-northeast. 
May 19th. Frost; 32°. above in the lower part of the orchard at 5:30 
a.m.; considerable white frost and also dew on the grass; clear; 
light breeze from the north. At 5:45 sprayed a few Duchess trees 
with cold water. 54° above at 11:30 a.m.; 50° at sundown and 48° 
above at 8 p. m.; clear; wind, northwest. 
May 20th. Full moon, frost, grape vines on lowest ground, which 
had made a new growth of 12 inches, are killed,while on higher land 
on trestles they were partially killed. 36° above at sunrise, 57° at 
noon, 61° at 3 p. m., 52° at 7:30 p.m.; wind strong, nearly north; clear. 
May 21st. 40° above at 6 a. m.; clear; clouded up from the east 
about 9 a. m. with wind north by northeast. Spraying orchard with 
London purple. 
May 22d. Cloudy; spraying; 48° above at 9:30 a.m.; wind north- 
east. 
May 23d. Sprayed plum trees with London purple anda part of the 
apple trees with Bordeaux mixture. 60° above at1 p.m. and 53° at 
8p.m. The leaves of apple trees show the effect of the late frost. 
May 24th. 70° above at 11 a. m.; clear; wind northeast all day. 
May 25th. Clear with variable, floating white clouds; wind north- 
west; 80° above. 
May 26th. Clear till about 11 a. m., then a smoky, cloudy, variable 
atmosphere; 84° above at noon; sultry, wind south; 72° above at 5 p. 
m. At5:15 p. m. the wind suddenly shifted to the north witha 
shower of rain and hail at 6:40 p. m.,and temperature 52° above. 
May 27th. Clear; wind north; 58° above at 11 a.m, 46° aboveat 8 a. 
m., 52° at 8 p. m. 
May 28th. A very little frost to be seen in low places. 
May 30th. Clear; 44° above at 8 a.m.; wind east by northeast. 
June lst. Finished spraying today. 
For a number of days the young fruit has been shrivelling. I at- 
tribute it to unusual and extremely unfavorable atmospheric condi- 
tions as indicated by the above record. Iwill give no more of the 
record, except that on June the 8th, rye stood five to six feet high, 
and we drew in new hay of bluegrass and clover. Thenew growth on 
two year old Peerless trees measured twelve inches in a great many 
instances About blight, it reads as follows: Most of the old 
