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REPORT FROM J. H. THOMAS. 



Young America, Carver Co., J^anuary 7, 1873. 

 I fruited six kinds of grapes last season. The Delaware was the best, and the least dam- 

 aged by any disease. The lona was aiiected in leaf, with mildew, light. The Concord and 

 Hartford about the same. Clinton bore very light for strength of vine, but clear of any dis- 

 ease, and the other kind I do not know the name of, bat it ripened about the 25th of August; 

 very musky, but by the 5th of September became very sweet, and lost most of its muskiness ; 

 the vine light in size, leaf five lobed, lighter than Concord, wood short jointed; not protected 

 since planted, and no part of the vine was hurt by frost. I expect to fruit ten or twelve 

 kinds next season. Yours, 



J. H. Thomas. 



REPORT FROM N. J. STUBBS. 



In the spring of 1S71 set out 100 trees in my orchard of the following varieties : Perry Russet, 

 Ben Davis, Wealthy, (Mr. Gideon's seedling), Plumb's Cider, Haas, Sops of Wine, Alexander, 

 St. Lawrence, Fameuse, Jeflerson County, Duchess of Oldenburg, and a few crabs. None but 

 the latter have fruited yet. Orchard on high ground, sloping to the north. Clay subsoil near 

 the top ol the ground. Trees all perfectly hardy, except St. Lawrence, Fameuse and Jeffer- 

 son County ; end of limbs damaged a very little the present winter by the severe cold weather. 

 Cultivated the ground Avell in potatoes and beans. Think June and July the best time to 

 prune, as the vitality of the tree at this time is the most active, and all scars will the more 

 readily heal at these times. The same spring and following one, planted out in nursery, on 

 southern slope, tne following named varieties, their hardiness coming in order as named: 



Winter varieties— Golden Russet, Perry Russet, Allen Russet (Peffer's seedling), Ben Davis, 

 Blue Pearmain, Tallman Sweet, Walbridge, Seek-no-further, Northern Spy, Rawle's Janet, 

 Pewaukee (Peffer's). 



Summer varieties — Wealthy (extra hardy). Fall Stripe, Plumb's Cider, Haas, St. Lawrence. 

 Fameuse, Duchess of Oldenburg, Hj-slop and Transcendent crabs, Red Astrachan, Alexan- 

 der, Sops of Wine, etc 



Highly cultivated; no mulching; no appearance of fire blight, or any disease but leaf-lice. 



Pears— Planted Flemish Beauty, Clapp's Favorite, Annas de Eta. The last year's growth 

 being all killed this winter, the Flemish is the only pear that I can recommend. 



Cherries- Early Richmond, perfectly hardy in any location. 



Grapes— Have planted Delaware, Concord, Clinton. Rogers' Xo. 15, Eumelan, Zona, Croton. 

 Hartford Prolific, and Salem. Have fruited none but the Delaware and Concord. They are 

 the grapes for the millions. 



Raspberries— Planted Doolittle, Mammoth Cluster, Seneca Black Cap ; very hardy and 

 prolific. 



Long Lake, Minn. 



REPORT FROM HENRY STUBB.'^. 



N. J. Stitbbs. 



To the Friends of the Horticultural Society, assembled at St. Paul : 



The following is a report of my experience in growing fruit trees in Minnesota, as re- 

 quested by circular: 



In the Spring of 1S57, 1 had 42 apple trees sent me from the East. I cleared oft" a new piece 

 of ground, slanting to the south, and planted on clay subsoil. The varieties were, namely : 

 Michael, Henry Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, Mendenhall Sweet, Trenton Early, Newark 

 Pippin, Summer Pearmain, Ortley Pippin. Wine Apple, Sweet Bow Apple. The winters 

 were too rigorous ; they killed down to the ground for four years, and finally all died except 

 seven trees. They have grown up with bushy tops branching out at the ground. Six have 

 truited, and seem very hardy : Newark Pippin, Mendenhall Sweet, Summer Pearmain (very 

 hardy) and Ortley. Have cultivated the ground in corn most of the time. 



The same Spring (1857 ) I planted apple seed, and the result is, I have 10 seedlings already 

 fruited, and others that will soon bear. My prize apple, size above medium, of an oblong 

 shape, strawberry color, sub-acid in flavor, and keeps till mid-winter. Winter Greening, 

 below medium in size, very brittle, cooks quick and keeps till April; very prolific. Fall 

 Orange, size medium, yellow, with blush on one side, grows in clusters; very valuable fall 

 apple Maiden Blush, a/ac simile of the standard beaiing that name, in almost every respect, 

 keeping longer. Winter Sweet, very good keeper, and rates with Tallman Sweet in flavor. 



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