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Willard Lecroix of Winthrop, exhibited a fine dish of Black 

 Oxfords. 



S. T. Floyd of Winthrop, exhibited one dish of Roxbury 

 Russets, considered as ver}'^ good specimens. 



A. W. Tinkham of Monmouth, exhibited one plate of Rox- 

 bury Russets of superior size and merit. 



Mention should also be made of a very handsome basket of 

 flowers exhibited by Miss L. M. Pope of Manchester, as also 

 of a fernery shown by Mr. Floyd of Winthrop. 



C. R. Rice, ^ 



W. P. Atherton, > Committee. 



D. J. Briggs, S 



LOCAL REPORTS ON FRUIT GROWING IN 1877. 



Report from Androscoggin County. 



South Turner, Marcli 11, 1S78. 

 To the Secretary of the diaine Pomological Society : 



The apple crop in Androscoggin Countj% the past year, was almost a 

 failure, particularly in the northerly part of the county. There were a 

 few orchards in the southern part that produced some verj'^ good fruit. 

 The old orchards have been stripped of their foliage, the past few years, 

 by the caterpillars, so extensively that they have almost lost their vitality. 

 There have been quite a number of young orchards set out within the 

 last few years, to take the place of the old ones. There have lieen quite 

 a large number of pear trees set recently, and they are making a very 

 good growth. Almost every one who raises any fruit, grows a few 

 grapes, a very few of which are grown for markets, but constituting only 

 a small percentage of what are needed to supply the home market. I 

 think grape culture should be encouraged in this county as well as in 

 some otliers. Plums and small fi'uits ai-e l>ut little cultivated, except 

 strawberries, of which there are quite an amount grown. 



I would say here that I believe every man, whether he be young or old, 

 that has a piece of land suitable for orcharding, should plant some fruit 

 trees, if he has not done so already, both as a luxury and for profit. If 

 we can raise our own fruit, it will be a saving of many thousands of 

 dollars, in cash, to the county. 



