FRUIT REPORTS 
FROM CHAIRMEN OF STATE FRUIT COMMITTEES, COMPILED AND PRE- 
SENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
To the President of the American Pomological Society : 
Sir — In presenting the accompanying reports it gives me great pleasure to 
state that with few exceptions the members of the General Fruit Committee 
have responded to my circular letter. Several who have not as yet sent in 
their reports have written promising to do so in time for them to appear in the 
Proceedings. In a few cases no response has been received, and where the 
state was of much pomological importance a second selection was made and 
a report secured. Several of the committee report that although they selected 
their colleagues they w'ere not able to procure reports from them, and hence 
were obliged to make the entire report themselves. On the other hand some 
of the chairmen not only sent in a report themselves, but enclosed one from 
each member of the committee, all of which have in most cases been trans- 
mitted as they covered different sections of the state or treated upon dif- 
ferent interests and any attempt to condense them would result in depriving 
them of their local value. 
In calling for the State Reports, it was thought best, in order to secure 
uniformity, to briefly outline the topics upon which a report was particularly 
desired, and early in April a letter was addressed to each member of the com- 
mittee asking for their reports upon the following: 
“(1) Fruit Sections.— What portions of the state are particularly adapted for 
fruit culture, and in what sections is the interest most extensively carried on? 
(2) Soil. — What kinds of soil are found particularly adapted to the various 
fruits, and at what elevation do they thrive best? What is the average price 
of good orchard land, and of bearing orchards? (3) Varieties. — Name from 
five to ten varieties of each of the different kinds of fruit that have been 
found of most value for commercial planting, indicating the more desirable 
kinds by two stars (**), those of less value, by one star (*), and if any new 
and promising sorts are included in the list, indicate them by using a dagger 
(t). (4) Cultivation. — To what extent are the orchards cultivated and what 
crops are grown in young orchards? (5) Cover Crops— Are winter cover crops 
used, if so what crops, and what benefits are found from them? (6) Ferti- 
lizers.— What fertilizers, if any, are used, and are they generally considered 
profitable? (7) New Varieties.— What promising new varieties that have not 
been described in the reports of this Society have originated in your state? (de- 
tailed descriptions are desired). (8) Insects and Diseases. — What are the more 
troublesome insects and diseases and what remedies are found of most 
value against them? Are any of them becoming more troublesome? (9) Irri- 
gation.— To what extent and in what sections is irrigation practiced and for 
what fruits is it necessary? What method is employed in obtaining and 
