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Late frost, plum pocket and blight are reported as being the causes. 



Cherries and grapes have been sparingly planted, and only few 

 of either are of bearing age. 



Strawberries suffered in some localities through excessive wet, 

 but in some the crop was fair as to volume and fine in quality. 



There being sufficient moisture in the soil trees have gone into 



Glimpse of orchard on place of Rev O. A. Th. Solem, Halstad. Fniit trees on north 



side of windbreak. 



wintering in good condition, and as the ground has now a good 

 mulching of snowi there is little danger of winter killing. 



In conclusion I wall mention that I am carrying on a series of 

 experiments the success or failure of which will be reported to the 

 societv in due course of time. 



WINTER SPRAYING FOR NURSERY AND ORCHARD. 



PROF. F. L. WASHBURN, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 



One can but notice in this state that although a young nursery 

 in new ground looks clean for a few years, it shows as time goes on 

 tiie results of the work 01 insects and fungous diseases, plani lice, 

 tree hoppers, etc. A few scales also show the effect of their pres- 

 ence, and the curled and blighted leaves denote the presence of apple 

 scab and various forms of blight. Just as this occurs in one orchard 

 or one nursery, so will Minnesota, coming to the front as she is as a 

 fruit growing state, show an increasing amount of fungous troubles 

 and insect troubles from year to year, over all the fruit raising 

 portions. 



What I wish to say is given as a suggestion based upon work 

 in other states and observations here. I am more and more con* 

 vinced that winter spraying is a necessity here. This does not 

 necessarily mean spraying when the themometer is ten degrees be- 



