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ports have also come from many plum raisers about Nashua, 

 indicating a generally good yield throughout this section. The 

 Lombard variety seems to be the general favorite. No reports 

 have been received from elsewhere in the state. The Experi- 

 ment Station has a young orchartl which was set in the spring 

 of 1S96 containing a single specimen of tliirty-five varieties. 

 We expect to make additions from time to time. The plum, 

 we believe, deserves more recognition as a fruit well adapteil 

 to our conditions. 



Cherries. — It has been impossible to get any accurate idea 

 of the cherry crop. Wherever seen they brought a good price 

 The common sour cherries brought 12^ cents per quart in tiiis 

 section of the state and there was a very limited supply. On 

 July !^, the native sweet cherries were bringing 17 cents to 20 

 cents per pound upon the Portsmouth market, when the Cali- 

 fornia fruit was only 25 cents per pound. 1 have vet to know 

 of any of the Russian varieties of cherries being tried in the 

 state. Cherries certainly should be made a success here. The 

 failures of late are doubtless due to insects, and fungous dis- 

 eases, which should be easily overcome. The Experiment 

 Station intends to set out an orchard this spring. 



Small Fruits. — The stravvl)errv has already been considered 

 in Bulletin No. 47 of last month, and the reader is referred to 

 it for this fruit. Raspberries, botli the red and black-cap vari- 

 eties, do not seem to be grown under domestication to any 

 great extent. Most of the fruit ottered in many sections is that 

 from the wild or native bushes, which cost only the time in 

 picking. There was a fair crop of this fruit this season, and 

 the demand was very good. It is understood that where this 

 fruit is grown for market there is little trouble from the com- 

 petition of the native fruit, even at higher prices. Black- 

 berries, like raspberries, are found growing wild throughout 

 most sections of the state. The crop this season was a heavy 

 one, but, due to such a wet season, were watery and did not 

 possess their usual flavor. The wild fruit doubtless aflects the 

 market for cultivated varieties, unless it is in the larger cities 

 where a taste has been cultivateil for the latter. Currants were 

 very plentiful late in the season, but earlier they seemed to be 

 very scarce. All bushes, even those which have hatl a bitter 



