FRUIT REPORTS. 
165 
per cent; Wickson, 10 per cent of a crop. Blackberry— Early Harvest frozen to 
snow line. Maxwell and Wilson injured less severely. Red Raspberry— Least 
injured, Miller, Marion Favorite, Brandywine, Winant, Kenyon. Greatest in- 
jury. Miller on poor ground, Cutlibert. Black Raspberry— Greatest injury, 
Onondaga, Mills, Mohler. Peaches— All buds killed throughout state. Injury 
to trees, Waldo, B'idwell Early, Imperial, Yum Yum, Greensboro, Waddell, 
Carman, Kite, Angel. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
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BY W. N. IRWIN, 317 V ST. N. E., WASHINGTON, CHAIRMAN. 
Fruit is grown in all parts of the District of Columbia in limited quan- 
tities. Soil generally sandy. Highest elevation about 300 feet. Land is 
valued at from $300 to several thousand dollars per acre. 
Summer apples only are profitable, Red Astrakhan, Early Strawberry, Early 
Harvest, Benoni and Maiden Blush are the leading kinds. Wealthy, Wolf 
River and Y r ellow Transparent are promising. Early Harvest and Erie 
blackberries lead. Carnation and Early Richmond cherries succeed well. 
Currants, Fay, Ruby and Victoria are profitable. Dewberries, Lucretia and 
Mayes bear w r ell and are grown in a small way. Gooseberries, Downing, 
Houghton, Industry and Triumph succeed well. 
Raspberries and strawberries are grown extensively on the alluvial soils 
of the eastern branch of the Potomac, and are sold on the market as “branch 
berries,” bringing from 15 cents down to five cents per quart, as the season 
advances. Cultivation is the only sure road to success. Irrigation has never 
been practiced so far as I can learn. Good fruit locations, at low prices, 
in adjoining sections of Maryland and Virginia operate against fruit growing- 
in the District. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
BY ALLEN DODGE. 2918 P ST. N. W., WASHINGTON. 
The fruit section of the District of Columbia is very limited, lying chiefly 
to the north and east of Washington. The soil varies from stiff clay to loam 
and sand; the clay soil being best for apples and pears, the loam and sand 
for peaches, berries and melons. The elevation of the outlying cultivated 
land varies from 10 to 300 feet. 
The price of land is high owing to nearness to the seat of government. 
The varieties of apples found most profitable are Red AstraChan, Early Har- 
.vest, Early Strawberry, Winesap, Benoni and Grimes Golden. Pears— Seckel, 
Angouleme, Bartlett, Howell and Louise Bonne. Peaches— Crawford, Moun- 
tain Rose, Oldmixon Free, Stump, Heath Cling and Smock. Currants — Red 
Dutch, Victoria and Fay. Gooseberries: Industry, Houghton and Crown 
Bob. Raspberries — Red Antwerp and Cuthbert. Strawberries — Sharpless, 
Thompson, Lady, Crescent, Bubach and Gandy. Cultivation— All young 
orchards are cultivated between the rows by growing tomatoes, potatoes, 
early corn, etc. Fertilizers — Bone meal, superphosphates and composts are 
considered essential. No cover crops are grown. Insects are the San Jose 
scale, codling moth and curculio. 
