Report From Third District. 2G3 



Crab Apples — Transcendent, Hyslop. 



Strawberries — Crescent, Chas. Dawning, Bid well, Glen- 

 dale, Longfellow, Sharpless, Windsor Chief, Manchester, 

 Cumberland, Triumph, Wilson and James Vick. 



Grapes — Concord and Clinton. 



Red Baspberries — Cuthbert, Turner and Thwack. 



Black Raspberries — Gregg and Doolittle. 



Blackberries — Ancient Briton, Snyder, Stone's Hardy, 

 Taylor's Prolific and Kititinny. 



Soils, Sites and Resources. 



The third district has plenty of soil that is well adapted 

 to the growing of small fruit whether for home use or for 

 market. Sandy soil is not very plentiful but we have the 

 rich black prairie soil and the different clay soils. In look- 

 ing over the fruit statistics for 1885 I see that small fruit 

 growing in this district is yet in its infancy, as we are cred- 

 ited with only 32 acres for the district, and fully one-third of 

 that is located at Platteville. All kinds of fruit that can be 

 given winter protection will do well in this district. 



Fruit Lists. 



Apples — Duchess, Talman Sweet, Fameuse, Golden Rus- 

 set, Alexander, Tetofski. 



Crab Apples — Transcendent, Hyslop. 



Strawberries — Crescent, Chas. Dawning, Glendale, Win- 

 sor Chief, Bidwell. So far the Wilson has not succeeded in 

 this district. 



Grapes — Concord. 



Black Raspberries — Gregg. 



Red Raspberries — Cuthbert, Turner. 



Blackberries — Ancient Briton, Taylor's Prolific, Snyder, 

 Stone's Hardy. With winter protection. 



Pears, plums, cherries, currants and gooseberries have re- 

 ceived so little attention in this district that I cannot recom- 

 mend any varieties. 



Fruit Crop, etc. 



The winter of '84 and '85 killed all but the very hardiest 

 of our apple trees. Apple growing does not seem to be very 



