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to the fact that they have stood in grass. The Yellow Bell Flower 

 is a moderate grower and a tardy bearer. I have grown more bush- 

 els of the Fameuse from the same number of trees than I have 

 single apples of this variety, both trees planted at the same time, 

 and both receiving the same care. The fruit is not fair. 



From my experience and observation, if I were called upon to 

 select a list of apple trees to be planted in this locality, I would 

 choose the following, to wit: Red Astrachan, Sops of Wine, St. 

 Lawrence, Benoni, Fameuse, Dominie, Talman Sweet, Seek-No- 

 Further, and English Golden Russet. 



I have set a good many pear trees, but they have all ended in 

 failure and disappointment; only two remain as mementoes of my 

 faith in this line. Several of them grew so as to bear fine fruit, 

 flattering me only to disappoint. One Rositzer and one Flemish 

 Beauty still maintain a precarious existence, the latter producing 

 a little fruit each year. 



The common red, or sour, or Morello Cherry does well here, and 

 bears regularly fair crops. Farmers have long since ceased setting 

 any other. 



Plums are "Nix-come-rouse;" but very few in the county. But 

 little or no attention is given to grapes, raspberries and blackberries. 

 Strawberries are successfully cultivated in several localities as a 

 market fruit. Of currants, all can have them in abundance, by a 

 little effort. 



In this report I have not told you anything I don't know, and not 

 much that I do. I regret I can't be with you, and hope your meet- 

 ing will be both amusing and instructive. 



TWELFTH DISTRICT J. M. SMITH, GREEN BAY. 



Counties — Brown, Kewaunee, Door and Oconto. — My report 

 from this district this season will be very short. It really seems 

 as if the long night of discouragement in apple and pear growing 

 in this portion of our state is about ended. People no longer pur- 

 chase indiscriminately of any one who comes along, as they did 

 twenty years since, neither do they refuse absolutely to purchase of 

 any one, as they have generally done for a number of years past. A 

 few of our standard trees when well set, on reasonably good loca- 

 tions, and properly cared for, bid fair to become profitable. In 

 fact, a few of them are already so. The crops of apples, pears, 



