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ESSEX. 



Sir, — Judging from our own orchards and reports from others in our locality, I think 

 we will have half a crop of pears and about the same of apples. A few varieties of the 

 former are spotting up some. Plums, from present prospects, are going to give a full load. 



Windsor, yiinc 24, 1890. N. J. CLINTON. 



MIDDLESEX, OXFORD, BRANT. 



Since the announcement that the apple crop had been blighted in some western 

 Counties in Ontario, attention has been directed to the verification of the report, and 

 inquiries concerning a number of orchards in Middlesex, Oxford. Brant, etc., elicited the 

 fact that the injury to the crop is very general. At most, there cannot be half a crop, 

 and probably less. The pear, plum and other fruits have not suffered to the same 

 e.\tent. — Toronto Globe. 



WENTWORTH. 



Sir, — Present prospect for apples about as follows : — Spy, Baldwin, Snow, Colvert. 

 have set well. Gold Russ, King of T. and Greening although full of bloom have not done 

 well — will not give a tenth of a crop — indeed, I think the few that have set will fall on 

 account of the blighted appearance of the leaves. Pears of all kinds a very short crop. 



Burlington, June 24, 1890. O, T. SPRINGER. 



Sir, — Your favor to hand. I think from a rather superficial observation that both 



apples and pears are very light. I have been over for a few days in Western New York 



and the same is reported there. I saw one very fine Duchess Pear Orchard, with scarcely 

 a Pear on it, at Lockport. 



Winona, June 23, 1890. E. D. SMITH. 



NORFOLK. 



Sir, — The apple and pear crop prospect has very materially changed within the last 

 three weeks. The apples have mostly fallen off, and what are remaining on the trees will 

 be badly affected with spots. The pear trees are very seriously troubled with Fire-Blight 

 and Fungus, which will comparatively ruin the crop. 



Waterford, June 15, 1890. J. R. McMICHAEL. 



PERTH. 



Sir, — Pears are not promising so well ; many trees that were loaded with blossoms 

 have not a sign of fruit upon them now. The Flemish Beauty only promises a full crop, 

 other varieties having to a large extent blighted and dropped off. 



Mitchell. T. H. RACE. 



PRINCE EDWARD. 



Sir, — The apple prospect is very far from promising. We could not wish for a more 

 abundant bloom, but we had almost a continuation of showers while they were in blossom : 

 the result is a very poor set upon some varieties. The Duchess, Trenton and Ben Davis, 

 and most of such product varieties look well. The spot has already made its appearance, 

 and is likely to be much more destructive than ever ; there will not be one-fourth of an 

 average crop. 



Pears have shared the same fate as the apples, there being a very bad catch. There 

 are more Flemish Beauties grown here than all other varieties put together, and it is now 



