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New Mexico : I : In small numbers, and usually in home orchards. 



2 : Both, but sour best suited to our conditions. 



3 : Sour. FABIAN GARCIA, Mesilla Park. 

 North Dakota : i : Cherries are not grown to speak of in North Dakota. Occa- 

 sionally a tree of the sour cherry is hardy, but bears no fruit, 

 the buds winter killing. C. B. WALDRON, Fargo. 



New Hampshire : i : Only here and there a few trees. Some orchards being set. 



2 : Both in Southern sections ; only sour in Northern. 



3 : Sour by average fanners but with care the sweet are as profit- 



able. F. W. RANK, Durham. 



New Jersey : i : Sixty-four acres in orchards of an acre or more. As a rule, the 

 sour cherries exceed the sweet in orchards of this sort. The 

 aggregate of sweet cherries grown is considerable, but they are 

 largely the result of a number of trees at each farm. 

 3 : Since the sour cherries are the only varieties grown to any extent as 

 a commercial industry, I should regard them as the more profitable. 



E. B. VOORHEES, New Brunswick. 

 Oregon: i: In this State the extent of the culture of the cherry covers 1,200 



acres. 



2 : Both. Of the two, the sour is a little more productive, perhaps. 

 3 : The amount produced and sold in the markets in 1903 was 5,000,000 

 pounds, valued at $180,000.00. 



GEORGE COOTE, Corvallis. 

 Oklahoma : i : Only for home use. 



2 : The sour cherry only is grown. Plantings of the sweet cherry have 

 uniformly failed. 



O. M. MORRIS, Stillwater. 



Ohio : i : Cherry growing on a commercial basis is being taken up by a few of our horti- 

 culturists, principally in the Northern part of Ohio. The industry on 

 a large scale is yet to be developed. 



2 : Both. 



3 : Sour. 



F. H. BALLOU, Wooster. 

 Pennsylvania: i : Only for home use. 



2 : Only sour cherries succeed,principally because of the excessive rot- 

 ting of the sweets. 

 3 : Sour. 



G. C. BUTZ, State College. 



South Dakota : i : Cherries are raised to a very limited extent in South Dakota. 

 The largest cherry orchard I know of which is in the South- 

 eastern comer of the State has about noo trees mostly of the 

 Early Richmond kind. This orchard is favourably located on 

 the Missouri River Bluffs. The limit of cherry culture may be 

 said to be the Southern third of the State. In the Black Hills 

 in sheltered valleys some are succeeding with cherries under 

 irrigation. Two main troubles in cherry culture are the tender 

 Mazzard and Mahaleb stocks, both of which root kill. Some 

 of the Russian cherries appear hardy in tree, but the flower 

 buds are tender. However, one of the Vladimir race is 

 doing better in this respect. The sweet cherries are entirely 

 out of the question in this State. For home use the sour 



