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Dorcliester plants to root out his ciit-leavecl sort, but even then 

 failed to jjet them eradicated. It is too late to sell. 



Mr. Parsons — We want something to eat as well as sell. 



Mr. I. Buchanan does not like it, though it gives a good crop if 

 attended to, spurred Ijack and supported. 



Exhausting the subject of blackberies the discussion turned 

 upon the fruit prospects of the country. 



Dr. Warder said the crop of fruit would be light in Ohio. He 

 was of opinion that the cold weather in spring kept the insects 

 from the blossoms at a time when they needed fertilization, hence 

 the fruit did not set. In St. Louis the crop of apples would be 

 large. Peaches were generally a failure. In Western Michigan 

 and some other places they were fine. 



Mr. Cowdery had been through Michigan, Ohio, New York 

 and most of New England, had seen good peaches only in western 

 New York. The past was a hard winter for grapes, the weather 

 was unfavorable at the time of blossoming of the Catawaba : they 

 were not well fertilized ; still there will be as much fruit as the 

 vines ought to bear, but the fine cluster will be wanting. Apples 

 set well, but have fiillen badly — did not see 100 trees in New 

 England with full crops. Around Lake Erie they were fair, but 

 light in central Ohio. 



Mr. Williams thinks insects perform a more important part in 

 the fertilization of fruits than we give them credit for. 



Mr. Weeks, of Monroe county, N. Y., thinks there will not be 

 half a crop of apples and peaches in that county. In some parts 

 of the State the apples are good. 



Mr. Cowderly saw good crops of pears in New England, but 

 badly affected with blight in New York. 



The Rev. Mr. Pettit — There are no peaches in South Jersey, 

 with a pretty good crop in Maryland. North of Morristown, N. 

 J., the trees did not blossom. 



Mr. W. F. Bassett — The trees were mostly killed about Ham- 

 monton — few orchards look fair — what fruit set the curculio took. 



Mr. Parsons has 60 acres peach trees on Toms River in New 

 Jersep, and half if not three-fourths of them were killed last 

 wi')ter. 



Mr. Parry — Peaches are an entire failure with us. The trees 

 blossomed and set fruit, but there was not vi^or enouofh to hold 

 it. Apples are fine and pears full. They are now running the 

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