52 



prices have been satisfactory, and a little higher than last year. 

 Frost damage was confined largely to low lands, and very favorable 

 locations suffered no loss from that cause. 



North Dana (Horatio B, Eddy). — Apples and pears set well, 

 and there was some drop on apples. Fruit crop prospect: apple, 

 50; pear, 75; cherry, 10; currant and raspbeiTy, 100. Cultivation 

 has not been practiced; sod gi'ass mowed and removed; legumes are 

 not planted. The codling moth is doing the most damage; fire 

 blight has appeared to some extent on pears. The frost injury to 

 strawberries was 90 per cent; prices have been satisfactory. Spray- 

 ing for sooty fungus is not being practiced. 



Warren (A. N. Tuttle). — Frosts injured peaches, plums and 

 small fruits, but did not damage apples, pears or cherries. Tree 

 fruits have set well; a large drop is now going on. Fruit crop 

 prospects are: apple, 90 to 100; pear, 100; peach, 50; plum, 25 or 

 less; cherry, 75; currant, raspberry and blueben-y, very little dam- 

 age. Where sod mulch is practiced the grass is left, but in most 

 orchards the gi-ass is taken off. Clean culture is practiced by the 

 best growers; legumes are used to some extent, but in many in- 

 stances the orchard is allowed to grow up to weeds. The cureulio 

 and codling moth are doing the most damage; we think that fire 

 blight has appeared. The strawberry crop was injured badly by 

 frosts, but prices have been very satisfactory, ranging about 18 

 cents per quart at wholesale, as against 15 cents in 1912. Summer 

 spraying for sooty fungus and other diseases is practiced. It is 

 difficult to estimate the crop prospect from the bloom, or what the 

 fall may be, but it looks large on apples, especially, as there are 

 enough left for a good crop ; it is evidently a good year for f unguis 

 growths. 



South Berlin (C. B. Maynard). — Peaches and strawberries suf- 

 fered from frost in some localities. Tree fruits set fairly well and 

 there has been very little drop. Fruit crop prospect: apple, light; 

 pear, fair; peach, fair; cherry, fair; currant, raspberry and black- 

 berry, good. The orchard practice usually is sod mulch, and the 

 gi'ass is usually cut and removed. Colonies of gypsy moths are most 

 injurious. The strawberry crop was damaged 35 per cent by frost; 

 prices have been satisfactory, better than last year. No summer 

 spraying for sooty fungus is practiced. 



Shrewsbury (Chas. R. Webb). — Fniits were damaged by frosts 

 as follows: apples, 15; peaches, 20 to 25; small fruits, 10. Tree 

 fruits set as follows: 40 to 60 per cent; there has been a 35 per 

 cent drop. Fruit crop prospect: apple, fair; pear, good; peach, 

 poor; plum, fair; cherry, currant, raspberry, blackberry and blue- 

 berry, good. Sod mulch is practiced in orchards, the grass being cut 

 and removed in most cases; cover crops have not been used in this 



