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Cherry crop was 25 per cent of normal because of frosts; brought 

 the usual prices. No fruit diseases or insects. One farmer has 

 perhaps 500 bearing peach trees, and another the same number out 

 of 1,000 trees set. 



Conway (Alvah J. Norman). — Percentage of fruit set is 90; 

 fruit prospect: apples, 85 to 90; joears, 100; peaches, 10; plums, 

 90; blackberries, 110; bluebemes, 120. Raspberries have been 

 picked, but the crop was only 50 per cent of a normal on account 

 of dry weather; prices have been 100 per cent. Chennes bore a 30 

 j.>er cent crop, as frost damaged the bloom; very few cherries sold. 

 Apple scab is serious this season, and there is a trace of peach leaf- 

 curl and some peach yellows. The worst insects are the aphids and 

 plum curculios. Deer constitute by far the Avorst menace to young 

 orchards. 



Heath (Ernest E. Kinsman). — Some drop since last report; 

 percentage drop of fruit set, 25, Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; black- 

 berries, 100; blueben-ies, 10. All rasjaberries have not been picked; 

 the crop is a light one, due to dry weather. Blister mites doing the 

 most damage. 



Hampshire County. 



Hadley (John W. Clark). — Not much drop where the trees were 

 sprayed, 10 per cent; unsprayed, 50 per cent. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 70 ; pears, 80 ; peaches, 100. Very few currants grown for 

 market; these bring 12 cents per quart by the crate. Very little 

 apple scab; fire blight is rare; peach yellows not apparent to any 

 extent; San Jose scale and codling moth are doing most damage. 

 Summer spraying not practiced to any extent. Very little attention 

 is given to fruits in this town, and spraying is practiced only in a 

 limited way. Brown-tail moth nests were found in a few places 

 this spring and destroyed. San Jose scale has become well estab- 

 lished, and many apple trees are in poor shape on account of its 

 work. 



Amherst (W. H. Atkins). — Fruit prospect: apples, 25; pears 

 and peaches, 100; blueberries, none. The raspben-y crop has been 

 harvested, but it was only 50 per cent of normal. Apple scab, fire 

 blight and peach yellows have appeared to a slight extent. 



Prescott (E. T. Wheeler). — The fruit drop has been 25 per 

 cent of fruit set. Fruit prospect: apples and pears, 75; plums, 

 25; blackberries, 100; blueben-ies, 25. Currants yielded a normal 

 crop. No raspberries or cherries raised. No special trouble from 

 insects. 



Hampden County, 

 Wilbraham (L. W. Rice), — There has been considerable drop. 

 Fruit prospect : apples, 40 ; peaches, 35. Fire blight and peach 

 yellows have aj^peared, with very little peach leaf-cui-1. Insects 



