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scale is doing most damage; some fire blight lias appeared. Straw- 

 berry prices have been very satisfactory, 20 per cent higher than 

 in 1912. No summer spraying practiced. 



Franklin County. 



Conway (Alvah J. Norman). — Frost has damaged fruits as 

 follows: peaches, 25; cherries, 70. Fifty per cent of the blossoms 

 on tree fraits have set, and the drop has not been very heavy. Fruit 

 crop prospect: apple, good; pear, good; peach, fair; plum, good; 

 cherry, slight; currant, good; raspbeiTy, good; blackberry, good. 

 Hay is removed from orchards; very little clean culture practiced; 

 legumes are not planted to any extent. The cureulio is doing the 

 most damage; no noticeable fire blight has appeared. Strawberry 

 crop was injured very slightly by frosts. Spraying for sooty fungus 

 and other fruit diseases is practiced very little. This is a splendid 

 fruit section and considerable is grown, but the Lord raises it. 



Leyden (C. F. Severance). — There has been no noticeable dam- 

 age by frosts. Fi'uit tree blossoms set well, and there was not much 

 drop. Fruit crop prospect : apple, 80 ; pear, 100 ; peach, 90 ; plum, 

 75 ; blackberry, 100 ; cherry, 100 ; currant, 100 ; raspberry, 75. Grass 

 is removed from the orchards; some clean culture is practiced, and 

 legumes are planted to some extent. The codling moth is doing the 

 most damage; fire blight, to some extent, appeared in orchards. 

 About 50 per cent of the strawberry crop was damaged by frosts; 

 prices have been very satisfactory. Some spraying for fruit dis- 

 eases is being pi'acticed. 



Orange (A. C. Wakefield). — Frost has damaged fi'uits as fol- 

 lows: apples, 50; pears, 40: peaches, 50; plums, 90 per cent on 

 hills, none on low lands; cherries, 50; raspberries and blackberries, 

 100; tliere are a fcAV strawberries left. Fruit trees set well on high 

 lands; none set in valleys; there was a 40 per cent drop. Fruit 

 crop prospect: apple, 35; pear, 45; peach, 40; plum, 100 on high 

 lands; cherry, 40; not many currants raised here; raspberries and 

 blackben-ies promise a full crop. Am sorry to say mostly sod is 

 used for cultivation; grass is removed from most orchards; clean 

 culture is practiced in a few orchards; legumes are not much 

 planted, but buckwheat, some weeds and a little clover are used 

 as cover crops. The codling moth, cureulio and maggot are the most 

 troublesome insects. The frost damage to strawberries was severe; 

 in fact, there are but few strawberries left; prices quite satisfactory 

 — 121^2 cents average: prices in 1912, 15 to 17 cents per box; 1913, 

 20 to 25 cents per box. Very little spraying is being practiced for 

 sooty fungus or other diseases. Peaches are all set here on high 

 ground, so percentage of set is better than some other fruits. 



