270 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



For apples I consider high chalklet clay loam with N. E. 

 descent the very best site for an orchard. 



For small fruits of all kinds except blackberries any well 

 drained corn land has been successfully cultivated. 



Blackberries have succeeded best on dark sandy loam, 

 but can be raised successfully on heavy clay loam if care- 

 fully treated when laying down for winter. 



Fruit Lists. 



Apples — Tetofski, Duchess, Haas, Wealthy, Snow, Wal- 

 bridge, Talman Sweets, Golden Kusset and Wolf River. 



Crabs — Transcendant, Hy slop, Orion, Brier's Sweet, He- 

 witt's Winter and Gen. Grant. 



Cherries — Early and Late Richmond. 



Currants — Red Dutch, White Grape and Long Bunched 

 Holland. 



Grapes — Worden's Concord and Moore's Early. 



Blackberries — Ancient Briton and Stone's Hardy. 



Raspberries — Turner, Cuthbert and Gregg. 



Strawberries — So many varieties nearly alike 'tis hard to 

 make a selection; would choose Wilson's Albany, Crescent 

 and Manchester. 



The Lucretia and Mammoth dewberry have both proved 

 successful here. 



Would advise planting dwarf Juneberry and dwarf pears 

 for trial. 



Fruit Crops. 



Fruit crops fair considering the drouth and the negligence 

 on the part of the farmers to care for and cultivate trees 

 and shrubs. 



Acreage, impossible to get at the exact amount, but would 

 say that the acreage is now on the increase, and planters 

 begin to show better disposition towards cultivating and 

 care of fruits. 



Markets are mostly at home within the district although 

 a few heavy buyers ship in the fall to the northern markets. 



Some blackberries being marketed in Chicago and Mil- 

 waukee. 



Apples range from 40 to 75 cts per bushel. 



