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the shelter of buildings and trees in town than out in the country orchards. 

 Trees planted on very high table land, particularly so located that cold 

 air could roll away to lower levels, suffered but little. We were able to 

 pick 310 bushels of Grimes Golden apples from a few feet less than two- 

 fifths of an acre. Curiously, on level land, a little higher and not far 

 away, the crop was lessened by this cold wave, leaving us perhaps a half 

 crop in that division. In some neighborhoods, a fair crop of peaches 

 was secured. Apparently the question of the crop was determined by 

 elevation, protection from the cold wind or other favorable conditions. 



In the southern portion of the district, quite a number of peaches, 

 were grown and a few apples. We may say, however, regarding the 

 peach crop that the large amount of wet weather in mid summer was 

 very favorable to the development of fungous diseases and where a fair 

 crop of peaches was set on the trees, the results were not as favorable 

 as during the dryest summers. Given excellent cultivation, we can retain 

 a sufficient amount of moisture to develop a fair crop of fruit. In case 

 of excessive rain fall, as during the past summer, we are more liable to 

 fungous diseases than during our dry years. 



The rain fall here a,t Crete was thirteen inches in the month of 

 June. Orchards that were well cultivated have come through the season 

 in good condition and the conditions at this time are favorable for a 

 full crop the coming season. The orchards have had a rest of two years, 

 have recovered their original vigor and if the spring can be such as to 

 allow the crop to set, our people will again be encouraged by an abun- 

 dant crop. 



Personally, we fell that the cost of placing fires and smudges would 

 have been well repaid during the past two years, and think it would be 

 wise to prepare for a cold wave the coming spring. Travelling in other 

 orchard districts, we find many localities an almost universal intention 

 of preparing for a possible cold night or series of them, and it is our 

 own plan to make some preparation. 



EEPORT FROM VALEMINE STATION 



C. M. Van Metre, Director 

 The spring of 1908 opened fine but turned for the worse, all kinds of 

 freezes just kept coming leaving us only the red juiced cherries. They 

 were a fine crop all else a failure. 



KEPORT FROM SANDOZ EXPERIMENT STATION 



Jules A. Sandoz, Director 

 To the Honorable President and members of the State Horticultural 



Society : 



I am pleased to present you herewith my report of the experiment 

 station you have entrusted me with, and will make it as accurate as 



