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The trees are young; they were planted in 1900 and 1901. 

 Nearly all were peach and plum trees. The plums are mostly 

 European and Japanese varieties. In 1899 I planted foreign 

 plums but of different varieties from those sent me by your 

 association. I have about twenty varieties of the foreign plums. 

 Wickson have fruited, color greenish yellow, sweet. Dorma 

 fruit blue, meat nearly green, sour, and a cling, size medium. 

 All the varieties are in good healthy condition. They have 

 made a better growth than any of the American varieties, but 

 I am in doubt that they will ever give to the planter the returns 

 in dollars and cents that the American plums will. The Amer- 

 ican varieties are ten to fifteen years old, and consist of Robin- 

 son, Wild Goose, Miner, Wolf, Pottawatamie, Forest Garden and 

 De Soto. All except the Robinson had the largest crop and the 

 cleanest fruit they ever had. The insects did not bother them 

 last season. 



Peaches planted in 1901. Experiment. Twelve varieties. 

 See report of 1902. Trees in fine condition. Three varieties 

 fruited. Russell, six trees, had about five bushels of peaches 

 last season. Wright fruited well, also Coolidge, fruit large and 

 handsome. I had some older trees which fruited well, namely 

 the Bokara, Elberta and Champion. 



Lincoln and Suddeth pears living, and showing no blight. 



Baldwin and Terry cherries killed by the shot hole fungus 

 in fall of 1903. 



REPORT OP CHAMBERS EXPERIMENT STATION. 



BY J. L. COPPOC. 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society: I beg to submit the following report of my work as di- 

 rector of the Chambers Experiment Station. The past season 

 has been one of great encouragement to the horticultural in- 

 terests of this part of the state. 



APPLES. 



All trees of this fruit old and large enough to bear were loaded 

 with the finest apples, as to size, coloring and flavor. They 

 were also very free from worms and disease. The season of 



