Peach Prospects

PEACH PROSPECTS.

What Two Fruit Growers Report to the State.

From the Crop Report of the Secretary of State, issued March 8, we extract the following reports of two Ann Arbor fruit growers:

W. F. Bird, Ann Arbor---Peach buds are killed with rare exceptions; some live buds in favored situations but not enough to call a crop. The trees, however, are in good condition in well treated orchards; some trees that were not well attended to or for some reason lack vitality, are killed. Raspberries are injured some and blackberries badly. Wood and buds of apples in prime condition, plums, cherries and grapes seem all right, but strawberries are injured some. Many cases of frozen potatoes reported, enough no doubt to effect the supply next spring.

Jacob Ganzhorn, Ann Arbor---On elevated lands I find enough live peach buds to make a fair crop of peaches. Vitality of young peach trees not injured. Cherries, plums, quinces, grapes and small fruit all right. Pears, a light crop on account of heavy crops last year. Apples at the mercy of coddling moth and scab, so cannot estimate crop till June.