A Ghastly Find

Joseph Ganzborn of this city has the following in tho April erop report: Nothing has ocourred to injure the apple erop, yet a proper estirante can QOt be formed until June. For niany i years past a disease has developed which destroyed the apples after the trees had blossoined and set the fruit. The disease is similar to the on e that destroys the grape after the fruit has formed, known as the black rot. Both diseases seem to result alike ; the black rot does not injure the grape vine, but destroys the fruit 'only; the same thing happens to the apple. The tree is not injured bit the frnit is destroyed. Ifc is claimnd that spraying grape vines with the Bordeaux mixture will prevent the black rot, and it is probable that the same i mixtuie will save the apples. Let us try it. The outlook for the peach is not good here. The fruit buds on tho Early Crawfords are largely killed and the erop is likely tó be small. Many I of the buds now apparently alive may fail in setting the fruit. The berry erop will be below the average on account of the extreme dry weather of last sumtner and other causes. The prospects for grapes, quinces, cherries and and plums are good. Cherry trees are now heginning to suffer from the black knot, and plum trees largely so. Notwithstanding Mr. Ganzhoru's opinión on peaohes, the peach orchards east of the city report fairly good prospects.