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discussing the varieties then considered, are yet on hand for 

 distribution. The potato crop is well adapted to the state, and 

 the best varieties to grow can be found out in no other way 

 than by making a study of them under favorable conditions. 



New Hampshire Fruit Calendar for 1897 



Under this head the general subject of fruit-raising in the 

 state may properly come. During the past two seasons a 

 beginning toward a study of the pomological sections of the 

 state has been made. Progress has been slow, although mate- 

 rial is gradually coming to hand. We have been unable to get 

 the addresses of fruit growers. A list has been begun, from 

 the names of fair exhibitors and those attending Grange and 

 farmers' institutes, as well as througli the correspondence of 

 the horticultural department. In a few years we ought to be 

 able to know just what our fruit interests are. The Experi- 

 ment Station requests that reports be sent from all who have 

 had any experience in raising fruit of any kind in the state. 

 When writing, please state just what fruit you are growing ; 

 also number of trees or area in small fruits as well as your 

 experience with varieties, culture, spraying, etc. 



The writer was judge on fruits at two fairs, the Interstate 

 fair held at White River Junction, Vt., and the Merrimack 

 County Grange fair at Warner; also a visitor at the Rochester 

 fair. He has received a full report upon fruits together with 

 specimens from Mr. G. F. Smith, superintendent of the horti- 

 cultural department of the State Grange fair at Tilton. Notes 

 from these sources, together with those from college students 

 living in various sections, and correspondence as well, form the 

 basis of this calendar. 



The Apple. — After the over-abundant crop of 1896, it was 

 not expected that apples would be plentiful this season. While 

 they have been very scarce, the crop has not been a complete 

 failure. Here and there farmers have had a few barrels to sell. 

 Even the poorest apples, such as windfalls and wormy fruit, 

 found a ready market in many towns. The display at the 

 Interstate fair from New Hampshire was very creditable, con- 

 sidering tlie earliness of the season, August 34-27. The frin't 



