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Beachamwell's, 

 Cathead (of Philadelphia,) 

 Caroline (of English cat.,) 

 Dodge's Early Red, 

 Fenouillet Rouge, 



APPLES. 



Grey French Reinette, 



Muscovia, 



Irish Peach, 



Pigeonelte, 



Salina, 



S. WALKER, 

 JONAH LOVETT, 2d, 

 ROBERT MANNING, 

 P. B. HOVEY, Jr., 



Committee. 



VERMONT. 



REPORT OF C. GOODRICH. 



, Burlington, ( Vt.) Sept. 2S^A, 1849. 



To Marshall P. Wilder, Esq., 



Preset J^ational Convention Fruit Growers : 



Sir — I have not been able to meet with or consult the other mem- 

 bers of your committee who reside at Bennington, as we have fewer 

 communications with thai town than with Liverpool, and as we hare 

 no State organization, no definite State report can be made. 



The past season has been very dry, and for two months very warm, 

 the thermometer for some dnys rising to 100° and more. But little 

 rain fell last fall, and for 1849 it has been for 



January 1 to May, 3.81 inches. 



May, 2.74 



June 1 to August 6, 3.14 



August 6 to 14, 4.16 



and since, occasional showers. 



This, for this country, unprecedented drought, affected fruit various- 

 ly J the size was small until the rain in August, since which all ex- 

 cept early fruits have increased in size rapidly; still, the crop is about 

 two weeks later than an average, and about three-fourths the usual 

 size. Some northern varieties of Apples are very poor, others good, 

 while the Newtown Pippin is larger and fairer than I have ever be- 



