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consumer. Peaches and strawberries were injured by frosts to a 

 slight extent. 



Acushnet (Henry A. Jackson). — Ajjples, pears, peaches, straw- 

 berries and raspberries do best in this locality. There is plenty 

 of land available for fruit growing, and in a small way new orchards 

 are being planted quite extensively. One hundred per cent of apple 

 and pear buds wintered, and the bloom of apples and pears was 

 100. Most damage is being done by tent caterpillai-s and San Jose 

 scale. Some spraying is done for San Jose scale, but spraying for 

 codling moth and other insects has not yet been generally taken up. 

 The promise for small-fruit crop is 100. Markets good, crops being 

 sold to the retail market men or grocers. No material frost damage. 



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Bridgewater (L. C. Stearns). — Fruits doing well in this vicinity 

 are currants, blackberries, apples, cherries and strawberries. There 

 is considerable available fruit land here, and the acreage of new 

 orchards is increasing, apples being the principal crop. Fruit buds 

 wintei'ed as follows: peach, 90 to 95; plum, 95; cherry, 95. The 

 bloom of apples was 100 ; pears, 90. Tent caterpillars, San Jose scale 

 and some brown-tail moths are doing damage, and only about one- 

 third as much spraying as should be done is practiced for San Jose 

 scale. A little spraying is done for the codling moth and other pests. 

 The outlook for the small-fruit crop is good at present. Markets 

 good, most common method of marketing being direct to consumer. 

 Cherries were injured some by frosts as were also peaches and plums. 



Rochester (George B. Allen). — Apples, pears, quinces, Japanese 

 plums, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries and currants do best 

 in this locality, although peaches have thrived in recent years when 

 having a favorable location. Available land for fruit culture is 

 plenteous, but fewer new orchards have been planted than for several 

 years. Such as have been planted were largely peach and apple 

 orchards, although there are a few plums. Ninety-five per cent of 

 peach buds wintered; 30 per cent plums and 100 per cent sour 

 cherries. Astrachan and Greening apples showed a bloom of 100, as 

 also did pears. The greatest damage is being done by San Jose 

 scale, codling moth, wooly aphis, and, in unsprayed orchards, the tent 

 caterpillar. Spraying for San Jose scale is practiced, and for codling 

 moth and other pests to a limited extent. Prospect for the small- 

 fruit crop is 100. Markets are good, most of the business being 

 done through retail stores and commission houses. Strawberries 

 suffered slierhtlv from frosts. 



