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berries, 33^/5. Raspberries have been harvested; the crop was only 

 about 60 per cent of normal, as hot, dry weather shriveled whole 

 clustei-s of berries; prices realized were 118 per cent. There seem to 

 be fewer insects than usual at this time. The drizzling rain of July 

 19 started clover on early-mown land and kept garden crops from 

 total destruction, but rain is badly needed. 



Groveland (Samuel B. George). — Veiy little drop since last 

 report; total drop, to date, 25. Fruit prospect: apples, 25; peai-s, 

 30; peaches, 40; plums, 20; blackben-ies, 75; blueberries, 100, The 

 yield of currants was below normal, — 50; dry weather reduced it; 

 prices were 110 per cent. A normal crop of raspberries has been 

 harvested, and sold for 110 per cent prices. Cherries yielded nor- 

 mally and sold for 10 per cent above usual market prices. Very 

 little fire blight has appeared, but peach leaf-curl is present to a 

 large extent; yellows has infected peaches to a small extent. The 

 gypsy moths and San Jose scale are doing most damage. The season 

 has not been favorable for the development of a normal crop of 

 fruit, as it was injured by frost 65 per cent. 



Newhury (P. H. Ilsley), — The apple drop has been 50 per cent 

 since last report. Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; pears, 75 ; peaches, 

 80; plums, 75. Very few currants and no raspberries grown. The 

 normal cherry crop sold for 75 per cent prices. There is plenty 

 of apple scab and peach leaf-curl in general. The gypsy moth is 

 doing most injury. Summer spraying is done by a few growei-s, 

 but not generally practiced. All crops are suffering for lack of 

 rain. Apples are of very poor quality; other fruits ai-e of fair 

 quality, but of moderate yield. Young trees have made fine growth. 

 Persistent spraying has checked the pear psylla. 



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Wesiwood (H. L. Crane). — Since June 26 there has been no 

 more drop than ordinarily; the total drop is 50. Fruit prosjiect : 

 apples, 60; peaches and plums, 90. Frost injured some varieties of 

 currants, reducing the crop to 80 to 85 per cent of normal ; prices 

 realized showed an increase of about 20 jier cent. The raspberiy 

 crop has been partly harvested ; it is a 75 j^er cent crop, due to in- 

 jui'y to the first blossoms by cool weather. The crop has sold for an 

 increase of 25 per cent over usual prices. A limited amount of apple 

 scab is present; webworms and cane borers are most troublesome. 

 Summer and fall apples are a full croji, but winter apples only 40 

 per cent of normal. Not over 2 acres of raspben-ies and no black- 

 berries, grown locally. This is not a large finiit-growing section, 



Westwood (Ingram I. Margeson). — There has been much drop 

 of fruit since last report; total drop is about 50. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 35; pears and peaches, 50; plums, 75; blackberries, 25; 



