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what damag-ed. If blossoms count for any- 

 thing', there will be a great abundance of 

 fruit, as almost every tree is full of buds 

 and the bloom is just beginning to develop. 

 Grapes are very backward, as the land is 

 cold and growth slow. The foliage is 

 coming out slowly. The weather is chilly, 

 just about at the freezing point every night." 



S. D. WiLLARD, Geneva, N. Y. — "There 

 is now no doubt that quantities of the early 

 fruits have been destroyed by the frost. It 

 is unprecedented in the history of this sec- 

 tion. Nothing like it has visited this sec- 

 tion at this time of the year within my 

 memory." 



Geneva Experiment Station, "N.Y. — *'In 

 the frosts of the two nights it is estimated 

 that in the region of Geneva and vicinity the 

 loss will reach the enormous sum of three- 

 quarters of a million dollars. This territory, 

 being more extensive in fruit growing, ex- 

 cept grapes, than any other fruit district of 

 the State, the loss will be felt most 

 seriously." 



W. W. HiLLBORN, Leamington. — "We 

 have had little or no injury from frost. May 

 1 6th I examined the strawberry blossoms 

 and failed to find any injured by frost. The 

 frost was so light that it could be seen only 

 in very few places. The prospect is good 

 for a large crop of cherries, peaches, apples 

 and pears. Plums light; most varieties had 

 such a heavy crop last season that no 

 blossom buds appear this spring. Small 

 fruits promise a large yield, but the acreage 

 is light." 



W. W. Bunting, St. Catharines. — "I 

 think it would be immature to give any 

 estimate of the damage by frost for a few 

 days. The impression is that grapes are 

 cut about fifty per cent, Crawford peaches 



almost destroyed, other fruits less seriously 

 injured. On the whole, outside of tomatoes, 

 Japan plums and yellow peaches, other fruits 

 will probably make up loss in better quality." 



G. C. Caston, Craighurst, (May 19). — 

 "Frost seems to have done very little dam- 

 age here, so far as I am able to judge. 

 Owing to the previous cold weather, things 

 were not far enough advanced. A few early 

 varieties have suffered to some extent. 

 Prospects for fruits of all kinds were never 

 better." 



W. H. Dempsey, Trenton (May 21). — 

 " Apples not injured. Pears slightly dam- 

 aged. Plums and apricots were caught in 

 full bloom, and damaged. All small fruits 

 that were in bloom badly injured, and in 

 many cases the foliage killed back. Wal- 

 nuts and butternuts killed back and forcing 

 new buds. All fruits are blooming heavily 

 and are out about eight days later than last 

 year." 



Harold Jones, Maitland. — " The straw- 

 berry crop in this section will likely prove 

 less than one half an average. All advanced 

 bloom was injured by the frost of May loth 

 and only a small percentage of late bloom to 

 follow. Other small fruits and the smaller 

 tree fruits such as plums, cherries, etc., are 

 not grown to any extent. These fruits have 

 suffered to some extent but there is enough 

 bloom left to give a scattered crop. The 

 apple crop is the staple for this section and 

 I am glad to report the injury by frost as 

 light. The center blossom in many clusters 

 have suffered but there is an abundance left 

 to give a good crop. The general condition 

 of the orchards is all that could be desired, 

 where mice did not injure them, and insects 

 have been held in check by continued cool 

 weather." 



