The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-19
Fruits.

The promise is very general for an
abundant supply of apples, pears, peach
es, and other fruits, especially in the
New England and in the Middle States.
Frost, in some portions Of the West,
and in some of the Southern States, has
injured the peach crop, but Kentucky,
Illinois, and Michigan report more than
an average prospect. A full crop Of
peaches, with the aid of young orchards
coming into bearing, which will give fruit
Of superior quality, may be expected in
Maryland and Delaware. Some COM
plant exists Of the blossoms bllghting in
Virginia. Frost injured peaches some
what in North Carolina and in the
Gulf coast States frosts in February and
March were very destructive. In Mis-
souri, and Illinois great losses were incur
red by frosts in April, amounting to near
ly total destruction at several points. In
parts of Illinois, however, a fair crop vii
be gathered and IL fine crop my he cx-
pected in Michigan. The peach region
mostly depended on for market supplies
will harvest fully an average crop.
1t is Il great apple year in New Eng
land even in Aroostook, Maine, where
the trees in blossom were covered with
ice, moderate weather, without sunshine,
saved the fruit. The amount of bloom
was also extraordinary in New York and
the promise of a fine crop is excellent, as
in all the middle States, with som draw
backs from heavy rains and falling Of
blossoms in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
In Virginia the same difficulty exists in
an intensified form, and in many places
the twigs on the extreme ends Of the
branches are dying from some unknown
cause. The reports from West Virginia
and Kentucky are variable, from the best
crop ever known to failure from frost. Ia
Michigan favorable reports greatly pre-
dominate. In the Ohio Valley, Missouri,
and Kansas, the frost which killed
peaches also injured the apples greatly.
The pear crop, comparatively limited
in area and quantity as it always is,prom'
Uses to average quite favorably with for.
mel years. Some correspondents claim
that the September gale Oh the New Eng
land coast facilitated fruiting; and one
instance is given of a pear tree in Bris
toll, Massachusetts,, which was nearly tori
up by the roots, and bloomed in the
spring profusely, and is maturing a fine
crop of fruit. In parts of Pennsylvania
peae blossoms were less abundant thar
the bloom of other fruits. In Luzern,
county pear orchards are rapidly increas
ing, and this fruit is becoming a staple
Pears are a failure in St. Clair county
Michigan, while apples will be abundant
The small fruits have been compare
lively abundant. Immense quantitie
were sent to Chicago and other cite
from southern Illinois, and very low pri
ces were reached. The San Francisc,
market was very ~abundantly supplies
twenty tons per day were sent from on
county, Contra Costa, and sold at eigh
to twelve cents per quart at retail. i
Washington and Baltimore similar rate
prevailed in the heigt of the season.
GRASSES.
The grasses are are generally flourish
ing on the Atlantic coast, the Alleghai
ian range into Tennessee, and in Minn'
sofa, Iowa, and Nebraska elsewhere b.
low an average. Clover, in a less mari
ed degree, is thriving in the same SC,
tions. 1t is more SOW than usual, an
is reported favorably in Mississippi an
Alabama, and some other southern state
-Monthly Report Department Ayr
culture.