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Franklin County. 



Heath (Ernest E. Kinsman). — Apples do best in this locality. 

 There is plenty of land available for fruit culture. Fifty per cent of 

 the farmers are starting apple orchards. Plum and cherry buds win- 

 tered without any apparent loss. Apples and pears showed a 100 

 per cent bloom. The codling moth and blister mite are doing the 

 most damage. Very little scale here. Spraying during May and 

 early June is practiced. The small-fruit crop prospect is 100 per 

 cent. Markets are good, the local store or the consumer being the 

 usual channel. No damage has been done by frost to my knowledge. 



Ash field (C. A. Smith). — Apples do best in this locality; land 

 is available for their culture to a large extent. New orchards are on 

 the increase, Baldwin, Mcintosh and Gravenstein apples being the 

 main kinds of trees planted. The buds of the following fruits win- 

 tered as indicated: peach, 100; plum, 25; ehei-ry, 100. Apples 

 showed a 100 per cent bloom, as did also pears. Tent caterpillars are 

 the most troublesome insect at the present time. Spraying for insect 

 pests is quite generally practiced. Small-fruit crop prospect, 65 per 

 cent. Markets are good, the marketing being done co-operatively and 

 through commission houses. Apples were damaged a little by frost. 



Bernardston (F. A. Cory's Fruit Farm). — Apples, pears, 

 peaches, plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and 

 currants do best in this locality. There is plenty of land available 

 for fruit culture hereabouts. Very few new orchards are being 

 planted, but apples and peaches are receiving the most attention. 

 Fniit buds wintered as follows : peach, 75 ; plum, 100 ; chen-y, 75. 

 Apples showed a 75 per cent bloom, pears, 90. Tent caterpillars, 

 plum curculio and plant aphids most prevalent. Spraying for San 

 Jose scale is not practiced, but during May and early June spraying 

 is done for the codling moth and other fruit pests. Small-fruit crop 

 prospect, 75 per cent. Markets are good, most of the fruit being 

 sold to the retailer. Apples, peaches and strawberries have suf- 

 fered from frost. 



Orange (A. C. Wakefield). — The fruits which do best in this 

 locality are apples, pears, peaches and plums, while cherries do fairly 

 well. Very few new orchards are being planted; these are mostly 

 apples, with a few peaches. Fruit buds wintered as follows : peach, 

 90 to 100; plum, 100; cherry, 80. Apples showed an 80 per cent 

 bloom and pears, 100. The codling moth, curculio, brown-tail and 

 some gypsy moths are doing the greatest amount of damage. No 

 scale has been found here as yet; some orchardists in the southern 

 part of the town spray for it. Spraying for codling moth and other 

 insects is done to some extent. Prospect for the small-fruit crop is 

 80 per cent. Markets are fair, the most common method being direct 



