no ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



Of strawberries, the Glen Mary appears to embody many good 

 points. !New Yorlc is a very promising variety. 



The Cumberhmd raspberry is a valuable acquisition. 

 The Eldorado blackberry is forginj; to the front. 



VEGETABLES. 



Most of the reports indicate a light crop of vegetables. The earlier 

 varieties did fairly well, but all late summer veg-etables suffered from 

 the drought. 



Where thorough cultivation Mas given, results were much more 

 satisfactory. 



The potato bug and the cabbage worm, as well as other pests 

 that beset the gardener, seem to be satisfied with our form of gov- 

 ernment and its administration. They have adjusted themselves 

 to their environments and are here to stay. 



SHRUBBERY, PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



The reports indicate an advance in the planting of ornamental 

 trees and shrubbery, as well as the cultivation and care of flowers. 

 Jt is to be regretted that in some few localities there is no progress. 

 By and by, when we can have Nature Study in the schools, the 

 country home will have pleasanter surroundings. The boys and 

 the girls will be quick to catch on to the beautiful and the good in 

 nature and make it contribute to the enjoyment of life. I want to 

 express the wish that this body will go on record as favorable to 

 the introduction of Nature Study in our schools. 



SPRAYING. 



While it is almost universally admitted that spraying, to combat 

 insects and to control fungi, has been beneficial and profitable, and 

 is practiced in almost every locality, where results have become 

 an object lesson, yet the vast majority of farmers neglect to do it. 

 This neglect results often in failures and ofteuer in crops of inferior 

 quality. It is beyond question that if the work is done properly and 

 in season that the outlay is a good investment. 



The negligent farmer breeds trouble for his more thrifty neighbor. 

 Unlike cattle, insects are not confined by fences. The breeder of 

 San Jos6 Scale without attempting its eradication, menaces his 

 neighbor. 



FEEDING AND CULTIVATION. 



After having made careful selection of trees and varieties, judi- 

 cious feeding and thorough cultivation enter into the problem of 

 loss or gain. The dairy farmer and the jioultry man feed a ration 

 for a purpose. 



