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80 per cent was obtained. If it is impossible to have irrigation water 

 early enough in the spring to soak up the land immediately after 

 planting, it is desirable to irrigate as late as possible the fall before, 

 so as to provide an abundance of moisture at the time of planting. 

 No recommendations can yet be made as to varieties further than to 

 indicate those which have proved most hardy on the older farms in 

 western South Dakota under similar soil and climatic conditions. 

 The following are the varieties under test at the experiment farm: x 



Apples. — Oldenburg, Wealthy, Longfield, Northwestern, Kaump, 

 Ben Davis, Yellow Transparent, Hibernal, Day, Mcintosh, Peerless, 

 Milwaukee, Plum Cider, Evelyn, and Anisim. 



The first four varieties would probably be the best. 



Crab apples. — Whitney, Florence, Red, Transcendent, and Hyslop. 



Cherries. — Richmond, Suda, Montmorency Ordinaire, Ostheim, 

 and English Morello (known locally as Wragg). 



Plums. — Surprise, Ferry, Compass, 2 Wyant, Forest Garden, Wolf, 

 De Soto, and Lombard. 



Blackberries. — Snyder, Eldorado, Stone, Rathbun, and Briton. 



Strawberries. — Warneld, Dunlap, Corsican, Haverland, Hathaway, 

 Glen Mary, Aroma, and Crescent. 



Currants. — Fay, Red Dutch, White Grape, Albert, London, and 

 Perfection. 



Gooseberries. — Downing, Pearl, Carrie, and Smith. 



Considering the practical difficulties encountered in starting the 

 tests of orchard trees and small fruits on the new land, the progress 

 made was very satisfactory. Future work will include tests of 

 methods of irrigation, tillage, cover crops, etc., with a view to securing 

 information of practical value to the farmers on the project. 



i These varieties were selected upon the advice of Mr. H. I '. Gould, of the Office of Field Investigations in 

 Pomology. 

 2 This is generally regarded as a hybrid between a sand cherry and a native plum. 



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