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I compile the following report, of the work of the various 

 stations, from the books of the Directors: 



STATION NO. 1. ARTHUK BRYANT, DIRECTOR. 



The new varieties of apples above referred to were planted, 

 or grafted in the tops of large trees, and a number of straw- 

 berries planted. The following orchard experiments are also 

 recorded : Having twenty to twenty-five young Duchess Apple 

 Trees that were just coming into bearing I decided to see what 

 effect the application of manure would have on them, or rather 

 a portion of them. These trees were near together and enclosed 

 with an old orchard. But the ground where they were planted 

 had never been planted in orchard before, but had been in grass 

 for two years. I applied five good loads of manure to eight of 

 the apple trees. Eight of the other trees, of about the same 

 size on each side of those manured, were used for comparison. 



The manure was applied the twenty-fifth of May, 1889. As 

 the summer was a moist one, with a reasonable supply of rain, 

 there was no appreciable difference in the crop of apples, and at 

 the present time (September 1st) I do net see that the manure 

 has had any effect. 



STATION NO. 2, J. V. OOTTA, DIRECTOR. 



The report of this station is much like the preceding, with 

 the additional fact that he set the cions in hardy nursery trees, 

 and now hits quite a number of trees ready to go into experi- 

 mental grounds. He also budded a number of Okaw Plums, 

 which are doing well. 



STATION NO. 3, C W. PRESCOT, DIRECTOR. 



The only work done at this station has been the planting of 

 the new apples and strawberries above mentioned. 



STATION NO. 4, H. M. DUNLAP, DIRECTOR. 



After giving the list of new varieties of apples planted and 

 grafted, and new strawberries planted, which is about the same 

 as at the other stations, Mr. Dimlap refers to the following 

 experiment in summer mulching: 



Having theee rows of Snyder Blackberries, the third year 

 from planting, on the first of July I hauled on ten loads of 

 coarse strawy manure, and covered the ground four feet on each 

 side of one row, leaving the other two rows with bare culture. 

 The rains during July were so constant that the rows not 

 mulched did fully as well as the others. On November 1st, 

 hauled two loads of manure to each tree in a row of Willow 

 Twig apples, trees set in blue grass sod. Manure spread broad- 

 cast as far out as the branches extended. 



Mr. Dimlap also reports planting on the twenty-sixth day of 

 November, nine varieties of Russian apples, four of pears and 



