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REPORT OF SOUTH HAVEN SUB -STATION FOR 1901. 



S. H. FULTON. 



Prof. L. R. Taft, Horticulturist : 



Sir — The following report upon the work of the South Haven sub-station for the 

 year 1901 is herewith submitted: 



The past season has been somewhat unfavorable for fruit, and the crop on the Station 

 grounds has been lighter than for several years past. All kinds of fruit except the 

 apple bloomed very full, but the set of fruit was light, probably due to cold wet 

 weather during the blooming period. On the night of May 14, about one week after 

 most kinds of fruit had come into blossom, a hard frost occurred which did consider- 

 able damage, particularly to currants, cherries and plums. Peaches yielded better than 

 any other kind of fruit except the quince and the fruit was quite free from rot. Apples 

 and pears were light in the case of most varieties, and the fruit was considerably 

 damaged by the late brood of codling moth, in spite of the several sprayings made. 

 Plums failed almost completely, and cherries were very light except for a few sour 

 varieties which bore full or very nearly full crops. Grapes were rather light, but the 

 fruit was of fine quality and unusually free from injury by insects or fungi. Small 

 fruits, particularly raspberries and blackberries, suffered from the effects of very dry 

 weather prior to and during the ripening period. 



Results obtained by spraying were quite satisfactory, except in the control of the 

 codling moth. These insects were very numerous and the second brood did considerable 

 damage to late pears and apples. Leaf curl of the peach hardly made its appearance 

 and grapes were very free from mildew. Arsenite of lime was again used in place of 

 Paris green. 



On the following pages tabulations of all varieties in fruiting this season are given, 

 but general notes upon a large number of varieties are omitted, because of the unsatis- 

 factory showing made. In the case of a number of kinds of fruit, descriptions of 

 varieties which are considered most reliable and valuable for home and market purposes 

 arc up] tended in short lists to the more general notes given. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Raspberries failed to do well this season, owing to very dry weather prior to and 

 during the fruiting season. Not only was the crop shortened, but the fruit was much 

 smaller and of poorer quality than usual. The variety test proved so unsatisfactory 

 under these conditions that descriptive notes upon all or nearly all kinds of fruiting, 

 as given in former reports, will be omitted. However, with a view of aiding those 

 desirous of securing information regarding the best varieties of raspberries to plant, 

 descriptions of a number of the most reliable and profitable varieties for home and 

 market purposes are given below. The accompanying tabulation is a list of all varieties 

 in fruiting upon the Station grounds and a record of the behavior of each for the 

 current year. The list is not materially different from that of last year. Several of 

 the newer varieties as Coutant, Worthy, Egyptian and Brilliant are upon trial, but 

 have not yet fruited. 



RED VARIETIES. 



Miller. — This is one of the first varieties to ripen and for some localities in Michigan 

 it is the best of the early kinds. The plants are upright, moderately vigorous and 

 usually quite productive. The fruit is roundish, slightly oblate, of good quality, sweet 

 and pleasant, and is borne in quite large, rather compact clusters. 



Marlboro. — The best early variety for this section. Plant vigorous and productive. 

 Fruit large, firm, roundish conical, mild, sweet, of quite good quality. Fruits over a 

 long season. 



