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dropped to the extent of 70 per cent of fruit set. Prospect for 

 winter apples, 40; for early fall and summer apples, 70. The 

 currant crop was 40, because of frosts in May; prices have been 

 20 per cent higher. Mcintosh apples are infected by apple scab. 

 Most insect damage is being done by the gypsy moth. Spraying 

 done in 1912 was vei-y effective, and there will be more done this 

 year for the brown-tail moth between July 20 and August 10. 

 Gravensteins promise a heavy yield. 



Groton (F. Earland Gilson). — There has been much drop since 

 June 26, especially of winter apples; total drop to date, about 20. 

 Fruit prospect: fall apples, 75; winter apples, 25; pears, 50; 

 peaches, 25. Early severe frosts, drought and insects reduced the 

 currant crop to below normal; prices realized were 95. San Jose 

 scale and brown-tail and gypsy moths are doing the most injury. 

 Summer sj^raying is practiced in a small way by a few farmers. 

 The Baldwin apple crop is very small, but the fall apple crop may 

 give us 50 to 75 per cent of a normal; drought, insects and neglect 

 to properly care for the trees are the causes of the low prospect. 



Littleton (W. A. Munson). — Not much drop since last report; 

 total drop to date is 60 per cent of fruit set. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 40; pears, 30; peaches, 40. Frost reduced the currant crop. 

 Raspberries have been partly picked and are a 50 per cent crop, 

 owing to dry weather; prices realized are 40 per cent higher than 

 normal. One-half the fruit has apple scab; no summer spraying 

 practiced. 



Concord (C. W. Prescott). — Not much drop since June 26; 

 total per cent drop of fruit set is 5. Fruit prospect: apples, 60; 

 pears, 80; peaches, 65; blackberries, 80; blueberries, 75. Currants 

 were an 85 per cent crop because of frost, but prices realized were 

 125. The raspben-y crop has been harvested, and yielded 80; dry 

 weather reduced it ; the crop sold for 110 per cent prices. Cheriy 

 yield, 35. Not much apple scab present. Spraying in summer is 

 practiced. Picked the first Williams apples to-day, — July 26. 



Essex County. 



Haverhill ( E. A. Emerson ) . — The drop since July 26 has not 

 been great, and the total drop, to date, is only 10. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 40; pears, 80; peaches, 75; plums, 50; blackberries, 80; 

 bluebenies, 75. Currants were a normal crop and brought the usual 

 prices. Raspberries are all picked, with a yield of 80, because of 

 dry weather. Cherries yielded as usual. Most insects have finished 

 their job. The next brood of brown-tail moths will soon be at work. 

 Not a great deal of summer spraying is done. 



Methuen (Mabel F. Noyes). — The first two weeks in July 

 caused a big drop; total drop to date, 10. Fruit prospect: apples- 

 50 to 60; pears, 85; peaches, very poor; blackberries, 95; blue- 



