EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 535 



Fungi, Weather and the Crops. 



The following items concerning crop plants are gathered from 

 the "Weather and Crop Bulletin," issued weekly by the State 

 Weather Service during the growing season : 



April I2th — "Crimson clover mostly dead;" "Grain backward 

 and much winter killed;" "Clover badly winter killed;" "Black- 

 berries badly winter killed;" "Peaches badly killed;" "Peaches 

 reported nearly all killed ;" "Blackberries and raspberries killed." 



April 19th — '"Early sown wheat uneven, some turned black;" 

 "Three-quarters of the peach buds winter killed;" "Crimson 

 clover all dead;" "Crimson clover largely winter killed;" "Late 

 sown clover winter killed ;" "Crimson clover nearly all winter 

 killed." 



April 26th — "Blackberries and raspberries seem winter 

 killed ;" "Sweet potatoes are rotting in the hot-beds, the low 

 temperature preventing planting in the fields;" "Peaches nearly 

 all killed;" "Crimson clover killed by severe weather in March;" 

 "Alfalfa killed in low places." 



May 2d — "Peaches and raspberries winter killed;" "Crimson 

 clover all winter killed ;" "No peach buds alive ;" "Raspberry 

 and blackberry canes all killed;" "Crimson clover all killed." 



May loth — "Peach trees badly injured, young trees frozen 

 to the ground and killed ; most peach orchards here are dead ;" 

 "Raspberries winter killed ;" "Blackbern,^ and raspberry bushes 

 injured by severe winter weather;" "Plum trees in exposed 

 places have tops killed;" "Citron acreage will be reduced owing 

 to blight." 



May 17th — "Potatoes up, some rot reported;" "Some peach 

 trees in bloom, but many winter killed." 



May 24th — "Raspberries badly winter killed ;" "Com germi- 

 nating slowly, and some rotting on heavy soil;" "Some pears 

 dropping;" "Spraying for pear blight;" "Tomatoes wilty in 

 places." 



May 31st — "Corn coming up uneven; considerable seed rot- 

 ting, and will be replanted;" "Many peach trees winter killed;" 

 "Peach trees badly affected by the 'curl ;' " "Cherries dropping 

 badly." 



June 6th — "Corn uneven ; much seed rotted in the groimd ; 

 considerable replanting must be done;" "Apples and pears drop^ 

 ping badly;" "Fruit dropping badly;" "Cherries dropping;" 

 "The June drop has begun." 



June 14th — "Apples dropping;" "Peaches and cherries drop- 



