Report of Valentine Experiment Station. 1 G 1 



REPORT OF VALENTINE EXPERIMENT STATION. 

 By C. M. VanMetre, Director, Valentine. 



The year 1905 was very favorable for fruit growing, excepting the 

 extremely low temperature of five weeks in January and February. 

 This destroyed all peach buds. 



A Fungi did considerable damage to the gooseberries, but we got a 

 little of the fruit. We had a fine lot of strawberries, a few raspberries, 

 and some currants. 



There was a good crop of the light juiced cherries, a few dark 

 juiced cherries. There was also a fine crop of the Americanna plums, 

 also some Russian plums. The Tatage is very fine in quality. 



We had a very good crop of crab apples and some apples. There 

 was one small Patten's Greening tree that was a beauty to behold. One 

 specimen was twelve inches in circumference. Many other younger 

 trees of this variety made a fine showing. We have specimens of this 

 in good condition in the cave at this time, January 15. We have 

 also fine specimen's of Wealthy in good condition, and the N. W. 

 Greening and Jennet. We had fine Jonathans and Longfields, the most 

 of which were in the young orchard. But one light cultivation was 

 given during the entire season, the rainfall being ample. 



The strawberries placed here for experiment were neglected. I 

 was ill through the spring months a great deal, and failed to give them 

 the proper attention at that time. Therefore, I will not ask you for 

 more stock to experiment with unless there is something that the 

 Society wishes to have tried. 



REPORT OF THE CHAMBERS EXPERIMENT STATION. 

 By J. L. Coppoc, Director, Chambers. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society: 



I beg leave to submit to you my report of the work done at the 

 Chambers Experiment Station, and the results of that work, during 

 the year 1906. The weather conditions were about the same that 

 obtained during the preceding year. There was an abnormal rainfall 

 during the fore part of the season, while in the latter part it was 

 rather dry, although there was sufficient moisture in the ground to 

 prevent any injury to trees or shrubs. I received from the society 



