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A few of the more progressive plum growers jar their trees over sheets to 
destroy this insect, but as a rule no attempt is made to prevent its damage. 
The apple curculio seems to be becoming more troublesome and must be 
regarded as one of our most serious apple pests. No remedy has been found 
for it, though spraying is thought by some to be helpful. The insects troub- 
ling small fruits are those which are most commonly troublesome in other 
States. 
9. Irrigation is not practiced in our State except in a few cases where 
small fruits have been irrigated. In many seasons irrigation is not required. 
In dry seasons the yield of small fruits could doubtless be much increased 
by thorough irrigation. 
10. One orchard of about four thousand trees is located 'near Eureka in 
Winnebago county, and one of about sixty acres is located near Ripon in 
Fond du Lac county. One of about twenty-five acres is located near Ithaca 
in Richland county. These are among the largest orchards in the State. 
11. The evaporation of fruits has scarcely been attempted in Wisconsin. 
12. In southern Wisconsin, young fruit trees have suffered seriously the 
past winter, mainly from destruction of the roots. Bearing trees have 
suffered little damage. The European and Japan plums suffered nearly a 
total loss of their flower buds, also some varieties of the cherry. Among the 
hardiest apples may be mentioned Oldenburg, Hilbernal and Wealthy. The 
Americana plums escaped injury better than most other fruits, and are bearing 
a full crop this season. Grapes suffered very seriously, and blackberries were 
nearly a total loss through southern Wisconsin. In portions of the State that 
were protected by snow during the severe February weather, which includes 
the northern two-thirds of the State, the damage from winter-killing was very 
slight, notwithstanding that the temperature during the early part of Febru- 
ary descended to from 33 to 35 below zero throughout this whole section. 
E. S. GOFF. 
HENRY TARRANT. 
A. D. BARNES. 
State Fruit Committee. 
WYOMING. 
BY PROF. B. C. BUFFUM, LARAMIE, CHAIRMAN. 
Horticulture is very new in this state. There are hardly a half dozen 
growers in the state who raise enough fruit to supply any product to local 
markets and of these names it lias been possible to get but one answer to 
my request for information at this time. There are probably not to ex- 
ceed one hundred acres planted to fruits of any kind in the state and it is 
doubtful if there is one-fourth this area from which fruits are furnished 
local markets. There are three sections of the state where apples are raised 
successfully. In Sheridan county there is a strip or belt extending north 
and south along the eastern border 1 of the Big Horn Range of mountains 
where apples are succeeding well. They are raising Tetofski, Fameuse, 
Ben Davis, Oldenburg, Antonovka, Hibernal, Wealthy and Red Astrachan. 
The past winter was a hard one and the larger part of the Ben Davis, and 
young plantings of Wealthy trees were killed in that section. The crop 
of other varieties will be light. 
