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SUMMARY OF FRUIT CROP CONDITIONS. 



Ill the circular to fruit crop correspoudeuts, returnable 

 July 26, the following questions were asked: — 



1. (a) Has there been much drop since date of last report 

 (June 20) ? (h) What has been the total drop? (Give per 

 cent of fruit set.) 



2. What is the prospect at the present time for the follow- 

 ing fruits (100 representing normal) ? Aj)ples, pears, 

 peaches, plums, blackberries, blueberries. 



3. (a) Compare the currant crop with normal. (Give 

 per cent.) (6) If below normal give the contributing 

 causes, (c) Compare prices with normal. 



4. (a) Has the raspberry crop been harvested at this 

 date? (h) Compare the crop with normal, (c) If below, 

 give contributing causes, (d) Compare prices with normal 

 (100 representing normal). 



.5. (a) Compare the cherry crop with normal, (h) If 

 below, give contributing causes, (c) Compare prices with 

 normal. 



6. Have the following fruit diseases appeared this season, 

 and if so, to what extent ? Apple scab, fire blight, peach 

 leaf-curl, peach yellows, peach black spot or scab, grape 

 mildew. 



7. What insects are doing most damage at the i^resent 

 time ? 



8. Is summer spraying for brown-tail moth or other insect 

 pests practiced in your locality ? 



Returns were received from 58 correspondents, and from 

 these returns the following summary was compiled : — 



Drop. 



Of those reporting on this matter, 24, or 49 per cent, re- 

 port "much drop;" 22, or 45 per cent, report "not much 

 drop ; " while 3, or 6 per cent, report, " normal drop." The 



