EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 241 



TO INTRODUCEKS. 



An important part o£ the work of the station is to test the novelties in 

 fruits and vegetables; and to secure the best results, this should be done 

 before they are offered for sale to the public. 



In order that the merits or demerits of these varieties may be known, it 

 is desirable that all persons having a variety that they consider worthy of 

 introduction, should send for trial a sufficient number of seeds or plants 

 for a thorough test. 



As results in different localities may vary, it would be well to send to the 

 stations in four or five states. 



With the cooperation of the originators this work will result in mutual 

 benefit to the introducers and the public. 



L. K. TAFT, 



Horticulturist. 



NOTES ON FKUIT TESTING AT THE SUB-STATION, BY 



T. T. LYON. 



Bulletin No. 55. 



In response to the earnest request of the fruit growers along the eastern 

 shore of Lake Michigan, the Board of Agriculture authorized the estab- 

 lishment of a sub-station, for the purpose of testing the value of the new 

 varieties of fruit in that section. 



It was deemed advisable to utilize for that purpose the extensive experi- 

 mental plantations of T. T. Lyon at South Haven. The necessary arrange- 

 ments were therefore made with Mr. Lyon, and he has embodied the results 

 of his observations during the past season in the following report. 



It has been very carefully prepared, and the author's experience and 

 ability in testing fruits will make it a reliable guide to the fruitgrowers of 

 southwest Michigan, and to an almost equal extent to those of the state 

 at large. 



L. E. TAFT, Horticulturist. 



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